Joey Veerman is an official PSV player, the Eindhoven club announced by sharing a youth photo of the 23-year-old midfielder on Twitter. For a while, Veerman van sc Heerenveen seemed to be on his way to Feyenoord, until PSV got involved. The club from Eindhoven reportedly pays just under six million euros for Veerman. It was intended that he would quickly join the training camp in Marbella, but it was canceled by PSV due to several positive corona tests.
Feyenoord twice made an offer in Friesland for Veerman, but saw it rejected both times. That Feyenoord was seriously in the market for Veerman was recently confirmed once again by agent Fulco van Kooperen. The representative talked to The Telegraph an important nuance. “If they start asking Feyenoord eight million, it will be difficult. Just like for AZ, which also had extensive interest.” The Alkmaarders were in the race for the midfielder last summer.
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It General Newspaper pointed out last week that Feyenoord does not have six million euros in cash, but also hopes that the amount would be available at a later stage or that Heerenveen would settle for less through a construction. It could also not be ruled out that the arrival of Veerman could be made possible in Rotterdam with the help of investors. After all, Feyenoord seems to be a serious title candidate, with four points less than leader PSV, and also winters in Europe. However, the negotiations with PSV went a lot more smoothly, which means that Veerman will wear the shirt of the Eindhoven team after the winter.
PSV and Heerenveen already reached an agreement on Monday evening, but did not agree on the resale percentage. Schmidt has also already spoken with Veerman and is pleased with his new acquisition. The German coach has plenty of choices in midfield after the winter. The people of Eindhoven were also associated with Veerman last year, but ultimately chose Davy Pröpper as the new midfielder. However, the latter is by no means always assured of a basic place with the current leader of the Eredivisie and is also struggling with injuries.
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