Joël Veltman chose last summer to exchange Ajax for Brighton & Hove Albion. The multifunctional defender had to be patient at first, because he only made his basic debut against West Bromwich Albion (1-1) last Monday. According to agent Michael Jansen, it is especially important for Veltman to remain patient in his first months in England.

“He is not in the starting line every game now,” Jansen concludes in an extensive interview with VICE Sports. “Of course you talk about that. Now I don’t have to solve that yet, but that might come later. That is very difficult to determine.” The business advisor does not consider it wise to seek equal redress from the manager or technical director of the Seagulls. “He’s not the type of player to start crying right away, so to speak.”

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“You are in the Premier League, there is something different than the Netherlands, even if you come from a large club like Ajax. Then you sometimes have to be patient”, says Jansen, who knows that Veltman was also in the spotlight. from West Ham United. A transfer to the Hammers, certainly also because Naomi Veltman, the wife of the man-driver, had already indicated that she would like to live in London once. Veltman nevertheless opted for a multi-year contract in Brighton.

According to Jansen, it is crucial that the whole picture is correct during a transfer. “What is sometimes forgotten is the strength of a woman in such a player,” continues Veltman’s representative. “A lot is often said about soccer women. But Naomi was also the one who pulled Joel out of the doldrums two or three times when he got seriously injured. So of course she has influence, but it goes both ways.”