It would not have made much difference if Remko Pasveer had simply extended his contract with Vitesse. The goalkeeper, who will be taken over by Ajax from the team from Arnhem, was already in contact with director of football affairs Marc Overmars a month ago. When Pasveer thought to extend his contract with Vitesse, Overmars made one last attempt. And with success, as it was announced on Friday that the 37-year-old closing post will be wearing the Ajax shirt for the next two seasons.
Vitesse and Pasveer intended to continue with each other, but negotiations were delayed when the current number four of the Eredivisie did not want to extend for more than a year. “I had just given an interview that it was almost complete with Vitesse when Overmars reported whether it was still possible”, Pasveer tells opposite. Football International. “Vitesse was surprised. As Vitesse in February two years I think we would have been out then. But now it has gone like this. “
Pasveer refuses to accept a role as a reserve goalkeeper at Ajax in advance. In Amsterdam he has to compete with Maarten Stekelenburg. Kjell Scherpen is supposedly rented out while The Telegraph writes that Ajax has ‘the aim’ to sell Onana in the summer. “You always want to play and I’m going to do everything I can,” said Pasveer. “You should not become a professional with any other approach. I want to show myself, this is a crowning glory. Anything is possible, I worked hard for it. I did not expect this. It is always age this, age that. I feel young and I hardly miss anything. “
Thomas Letsch, who has to look for a new goalkeeper for next season with the departure of Pasveer, is happy for his pupil. A deserved transfer, says Letsch. “He is always first at the club and then he first goes to the gym for an hour. It is not for nothing that you are so fit at this age. We are proud of him. A perfect signal for all players, especially the younger ones. An example. of what you can still achieve. He will not be the last to leave here. We almost kept him, but when Ajax comes it will be clear. “
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