Yorbe Vertessen is not yet happy with the number of playing minutes he gets at FC Union Berlin, the winger says in an interview with the German newspaper. Kicker. The Belgian made the much-discussed switch from PSV to that Eisernwhere he hoped to get more minutes than was actually the case.

Vertessen has played four times in the Bundesliga so far. In his first match, away against RB Leipzig, he was immediately in the starting line-up. In the following match against FSV Mainz 05, he was allowed to participate as a substitute for just under half an hour. He then did not play against VfL Wolfsburg. He played 24 and 9 minutes respectively against TSG Hoffenheim and FC Heidenheim.

“In the beginning it was not a problem for me,” says Vertessen about his number of playing minutes. “But now I'm adapting more and more. Now it's time to get more minutes and start. We'll see what the coach (Nenad Bjelica, ed.) decides. I just want to help the team. Because at the moment I I'm a little disappointed that I don't play as much.”

“It was difficult to adapt,” Vertessen says about his first weeks at Union. “I'm someone who might have a little more difficulty with that. But I feel well received here at Union. I'm happy to be here.” Vertessen was of great value against Hoffenheim by providing the assist on the only goal of the match, by Brenden Aaronson.

Despite his role as a substitute, Vertessen is pleased with his new environment. “At Union, the players are more of a unit. In Eindhoven, on the other hand, there were more small groups. That is the biggest difference I have discovered in recent weeks. Many things are different now.”

There was a lot to do surrounding the transfer from Vertessen to Germany. PSV initially agreed to a departure, on the condition that he would still be present for a number of matches before the end of the transfer deadline. Just before Vertessen was to complete his transfer to Berlin, PSV wanted to pull the plug on the deal due to an injury to Noa Lang.

Vertessen and his agent Wouter Janssens absolutely did not want to hear of a return to the Philips Stadium and hoped that PSV would still make the necessary final scribble. That happened, after which the Eindhoven team switched to Couhaib Driouech from Excelsior. However, that transfer did not get off the ground, which means that coach Peter Bosz is currently short on wing attackers.

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