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Pierre van Hooijdonk thinks AZ has a better chance of recruiting Vangelis Pavlidis than Feyenoord. Willem II’s striker is in the interest of both clubs and seems to be leaving Tilburg behind. Van Hooijdonk is convinced that the Greek attacker can be an asset to both clubs. “He has proven in the past two seasons that he easily scores his goals,” said Van Hooijdonk about the Greek, who last season good for twelve Eredivisie hits.

Van Hooijdonk calls Pavlidis a ‘fairly agile’ striker. “He doesn’t have a gigantic box of tricks, but he can still play nice football in the small space. A very functional technique, you need that at those clubs, ”said the former international in conversation with it Algemeen Dagblad. Pavlidis scored impressively on the last matchday against Fortuna Sittard. The striker played out various opponents and then scored. “No, that wasn’t a mess. With such a goal you prove that you can play football very well. ”

Pavlidis, former player of Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum, among others, scored eleven goals in the 2019/20 season, while he scored twelve times last season. “If you score goals for Willem II for two seasons, there is no chance anymore. If those clubs build their squad around him, I think he will be able to score more than twenty goals. A team must be created to show him his strengths, ”says Van Hooijdonk about the 22-year-old attacker.

With his goals, Pavlidis had a large share in the preservation of Willem II in the Eredivisie. The Tilburgers seem to be saying goodbye to the striker next summer, whose contract will run until the summer of 2022. AZ and Feyenoord are in line. Van Hooijdonk thinks that a transfer to Alkmaar would be the best for the twelve-time international. “They are more clearly in the scaffolding, at Feyenoord the boards are still on the street. If he has to sign now, I think AZ has an advantage. ”