Sydney van Hooijdonk may play in the Eredivisie from next season. The striker of NAC Breda, who leaves the club from the Kitchen Champion Division with a transfer-free status, is Football International appeared on the radar of sc Heerenveen. Technical director Ferry de Haan emphasizes that Van Hooijdonk is not the only candidate for the striker position in the Abe Lenstra Stadium.
“We are orienting ourselves on the positions in the front”, De Haan said on Wednesday in a response to Football International. The Heerenveen director wants to be clear that the options that are currently available will be carefully looked at. “We are not concrete for anyone at the moment.” Heerenveen wants to increase competition for attack leader Henk Veerman. A player will have to be sold first, in order to make room financially to attract a striker this summer. Van Hooijdonk is in any case an interesting option because of his expiring contract with NAC.
Gianluca Di Marzio reveals possible destination Van Hooijdonk
The striker departing from NAC Breda has been followed for some time by clubs from the Serie A.
The Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reported earlier this week that Van Hooijdonk can sign a four-year contract with Bologna, with an annual salary of four tons. Reportedly, Udinese has also been following the situation surrounding the 21-year-old striker with great interest for some time. There would be interest from FC Emmen and Go Ahead Eagles from the Netherlands, although it is not clear whether the attacker departing from NAC has already received an offer from one of these clubs.
Van Hooijdonk recently gave an interview with BN DeStem to know why he does not want to continue as a player at NAC. The disturbed working relationship with Maurice Steijn, who has since left, played a major role in this. “From the first day of the season, I have not felt any confidence from the people who determine it at NAC. In a personal conversation, the trainer said: ‘I am looking for a 25-goal striker for promotion. Maybe you can. I don’t.’ And then he gets Mario Bilate. A good striker, a good boy too, but he has never scored so many goals,” said Van Hooijdonk.
Football International also reports on Wednesday that Runar Espejord may leave the club with immediate effect. The 25-year-old striker has gone from one injury to another since his entry in 2020 and the technical leadership has decided that he does not have to report on Monday for the first training in preparation for the new season. On the other hand, the Frisian club has found a successor to Ariël Harush, who is leaving for Israel. Xavier Mous comes transfer-free from PEC Zwolle. “The club has been working on that for a while. It looks like it will all come to an end,” said De Haan.
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