Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 00:00• Last update: 01:13

In the section VZ 5 makes football zone a daily selection of the five most important news stories from the past 24 hours. Handy for those who haven’t been able to follow everything, and great for those who like to read it again. It is not necessarily about the most viewed articles on the website, but really about the story of the day.

Kjell Scherpen makes a surprising return in the Eredivisie
Kjell Scherpen is the new goalkeeper of Vitesse. The Arnhem club made this known to the world on Tuesday. De Emmenaar is rented for a season from Brighton & Hove Albion, where he did not have to count on many playing minutes this season. He can make those in GelreDome.

Read more about the goalkeeper problem that Vitesse is trying to solve with this.


PSV is released with a fright after gigantic soap Benítez
PSV managed to take a good starting position to Eindhoven for the return on Tuesday evening in Glasgow with a 2-2 against Rangers. The Eindhoven team took the lead before half-time thanks to a goal from Ibrahim Sangaré, after which Antonio Colak drew the score. In the seventieth minute Walter Benítez made a huge mistake on a free kick by Tom Lawrence. Fortunately for PSV, Armando Obispo was able to equalize eight minutes later.

Read more about the match between Rangers and PSV here.


Erik ten Hag reports to Real Madrid with Man United
Manchester United have their eye on Casemiro. That reports marca Tuesday afternoon. According to the Spanish newspaper, the Mancunians no offer has yet been made for the thirty-year-old midfielder of Real Madrid, who still has a contract until mid-2025. Man United had a disastrous start to the new Premier League season under manager Erik ten Hag and is therefore eagerly looking for reinforcements.

Read more about Manchester United’s surprising move here.


Feyenoord continues to renovate and gets another newcomer with Wellenreuther
Timon Wellenreuther is added to the goalkeeper file of Feyenoord. The German goalkeeper is rented by Feyenoord from RSC Anderlecht, which also let him play for Willem II last year. Wellenreuther does not have to count on much playing time in Brussels, so he can compete with Justin Bijlow in South Rotterdam. Feyenoord has reportedly also negotiated an option to buy.

Read more about the goalkeeper developments at Feyenoord here.


Sergio Ramos prevents further escalation of Neymar and Mbappe quarrel
Sergio Ramos has ensured that the feud between Kylian Mbappe and Neymar has not escalated. That reports Le Parisien. After the duel with Montpellier, the Spaniard took the lead to calm the mood in the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room. The ex-Real Madrid captain took that initiative to get the arguing Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to talk to each other.

Read more about the brewing conflict in Paris here.