Gyrano Church would be an excellent option for Feyenoord, René van der Gijp announced on Monday evening during The the Dutch Summer from SBS. According to the analyst, the 25-year-old attacker of FC Utrecht is often ‘a bit too heavy’, but Kerk makes a big impression, especially because of his speed.
The attacker comes up after Chris Woerts’ reports about Steven Berghuis, who, according to the sports marketer, will quickly sign an agreement with Ajax. Van der Gijp takes the opportunity to name an attacker who could charm him last season. “If we’re talking about Feyenoord, huh… I think there’s a lot more to be gained from that Church,” the analyst suggests.
“Anderlecht want him now, but they have offered three million euros and that was not enough. I always find him a bit too heavy, but he is really on the moped. He’s really on the moped, dude. There is always a threat from him,” concludes Van der Gijp. according to The Telegraph Kerk is indeed in the interest of Anderlecht. The newspaper reported earlier in the day that the Domstedelingen had refused an offer of not three but four million euros for the right winger.
Johan Derksen is also very pleased with Kerk, although the analyst doubts whether the winger at Feyenoord will come into its own. “I think it is a problem that if you are stronger at Feyenoord and you play in a small space, so that his strong point is not an issue,” Derksen refers to Kerk’s speed. “But you have a really bad afternoon when you play against him.” Nordin Amrabat, present as a guest analyst, joins his colleagues, although he sees room for improvement. “He needs to work on his first assumption. He has strength, but with his first assumption he is too wild,” said the transfer-free attacker.
Remarkably enough, Kerk herself already spoke positively about the atmosphere in De Kuip in November last year. Guest in the program Tiki Taka Touzani the theme of ‘fanatic supporters’ was discussed, and the wing attacker spoke visibly enthusiastically about the Rotterdam supporters. “In the Kuip you know what it is, I have played two games there, I think. And that’s what it was really like when I spoke, I didn’t even hear myself and you get words thrown at you, you know, we can do that don’t even say to the camera,” Kerk said at the time.
Kerk has long been associated with a transfer. Cagliari, Hellas Verona and Leeds United were concrete in the market for the right attacker a year ago, while there was also interest from Spain. Kerk was open to a departure from FC Utrecht and would have even had a personal agreement with Cagliari, but in the end no agreement was reached on a transfer fee that his club could live with. A year ago FC Utrecht was not in a financial situation in which Kerk had to be sold, partly because Sean Klaiber was sold to Ajax earlier in the summer.