The roads of Sydney from Hooijdonk and NAC Breda will separate, so reported BN DeStem Saturday. The club for the champion division kitchen sent Finn Stokkers to RKC Waalwijk on Friday and brought back Mario Bilate from the Waalwijkers as the deepest attacker. Maurice Steijn also has Lex Immers as a second option and so the twenty-year-old Van Hooijdonk, despite the departure of Stokkers, is not entitled to a basic place.

Van Hooijdonk’s management ensures that it has been agreed with the management of NAC that he can leave Rat Verlegh Stadium on a transfer-free basis, despite a contract that lasts another year. General manager Mattijs Manders keeps a low profile. ‘When someone reports, we look at the situation. I do not want to say anything else about it “, the sports director emphasized to the regional newspaper.

Van Hooijdonk thinks he needs to play weekly to grow as a football player. He is no longer satisfied with substitution and his goal as a substitute in the 0-2 victory over Helmond Sport strengthens the son of former footballer Pierre van Hooijdonk in the thought that he is ready for a starting place. “He asked if he could look at another club,” Steijn admits. “Because I can not guarantee that he will play every week, we are willing to reflect with a room if everyone benefits.”

Van Hooijdonk played ‘only’ with the amateurs for many years until he was explored by NAC at the age of sixteen. He made his debut in the main group in 2018/19 and made twelve raids in the Eredivisie. The attacker alternated between base and bench in the Kitchen Champion Division last season: eleven base spots, fourteen raids and six hits.

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