There is still not one hundred percent certainty about the future of Riechedly Bazoer. The defender annex midfielder of Vitesse seemed to be on his way to Feyenoord, but the Rotterdam team cannot agree with the asking price of three million euros. This summer, Bazoer will leave Vitesse transfer-free, so that the Arnhem team can now still receive compensation. If it is up to Hans Kraay junior, Atalanta will attempt to recruit Bazoer.
“In principle, you buy two players at the same time, because you can lose him in midfield as well as in the center of the defense,” says presenter Vincent Schildkamp. football talk. “Even if you play a different system, you can use it well.” RTV Rijnmondreporter Sinclair Bischop has his reservations about a possible arrival of Bazoer to Feyenoord. “He has a good click with Thomas Letsch, but it is usually not a question of if, but when problems will arise with this player.”
“He makes a good impression, but it is true that Letsch has created a position for him where he performs best with Rasmussen and Doekhi,” said Kraay junior. “He hasn’t played as a controlling midfielder for a long time. If I had something to say at Atalanta, I would take him blind. They play there with three central defenders and two destroyers in midfield.” Schildkamp does not see that happening. “They will make it to the last sixteen in the Champions League, eh. That is really a different level,” said the presenter. “But then you know for sure that he plays in the position where he excels,” says Kraay.
Willem van Hanegem also doubts whether Bazoer is the right player for Feyenoord. “I wonder if he’s a good fit for this club. That’s crazy, isn’t it?” said Van Hanegem on Monday in his column in the Dutch newspaper General Newspaper. “It’s a feeling, not based on his football technical qualities or because he once played at Ajax, the latter doesn’t interest me. But he does what he wants as a player, he really has all the freedom in Arnhem. He pops up there just as easily as a left striker or as a right back. Bazoer is a good player, you saw that again on Saturday, but I have my doubts about whether he is the player for Feyenoord.”