It is still uncertain whether Cyriel Dessers will still be associated with Feyenoord next season. The mercenary has played Bryan Linssen from the starting line and is the top goalscorer in the Conference League with ten goals, but Feyenoord has not yet made a decision about the option to buy. To insure itself permanently with Dessers, Feyenoord has to pay an amount of four million euros to KRC Genk. This week, supporters of Feyenoord started a crowdfunding campaign, to which more than 44,000 euros have currently been donated.
Arne Slot, the trainer of Feyenoord, tells on Sunday after the 1-3 victory over Fortuna Sittard that he did not donate. “I am very satisfied with Cyriel, but it is going a bit far for me to pay for myself,” Slot says with a laugh. ESPN† “I am very satisfied with a lot of players. I think Feyenoord would do well to look not only at his contract, but also at a few others. If I then have to pay for everyone … I could suffer a bit , but that does not seem useful to me. It is clear that he is doing very well.”
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Feyenoord is not yet certain about the stay of Spartak Moscow mercenary Guus Til; Base customer Reiss Nelson is expected to return to Arsenal in the summer. Players such as Marcos Senesi, Bryan Linssen, Jens Toornstra and Ofir Marciano, who all play regularly, are fixed until mid-2023. Incidentally, Dessers did not play the entire match against Fortuna. He had some physical complaints in the first half and was substituted after 56 minutes. Slot doesn’t seem too concerned about the fitness of his striker.
“He did get a little bit, a block in the first half. He had some problems with that at half-time. He was able to continue, but I had the impression that the energy went away a little bit. Then it is a big deal. advantage that you have a fantastic replacement with Bryan Linssen,” said Slot, whose team has distanced itself from FC Twente (five points) and AZ (eight points). After the draws of the two competitors, Feyenoord is firmly in third place. “You can certainly not say that we have secured third place. But that we have achieved an excellent result after last night’s results, that should be clear.”