Jan Hoeksema
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Giovanni van Bronckhorst is close to a deal with Besiktas, various Turkish media and 1908.nl. The former Feyenoord coach can become Riza Calimbay's successor in Istanbul.
However, there is no agreement between Besiktas and Van Bronckhorst yet. The coach wants to bring Jean-Paul van Gastel as an assistant coach. However, the NAC coach is not allowed to leave his current employer.
Besiktas would even be willing to pay a buyout fee for Van Gastel, but it remains to be seen whether that can convince the club from Breda to say goodbye to its head coach. Van Gastel has been under contract with NAC since this season and has made a good impression so far.
The Pearl of the South The season started with Peter Hyballa as head coach, but he was parted after five games due to disappointing results and 'cooperation with the working environment' that was considered 'insufficient'.
“As management, we do not believe that this situation can still be repaired,” Peter Maas, technical director of NAC, said at the time. After Hyballa's dismissal, Ton Lokhoff led the group for one match before Van Gastel took over.
Since then, NAC has found its way up. Since the appointment of the 51-year-old trainer in September, the people of Breda have won seven matches and they now find themselves in ninth place in the Kitchen Champion Division.
The collaboration with Van Gastel may now come to an end. Van Bronckhorst wants to take him to Besiktas, what kind Gio could be the first coaching job since his dismissal from Rangers in November 2022.
Van Bronckhorst was previously also at the helm of Chinese Guangzhou City and Feyenoord. With the Rotterdam team he won one national title, two KNVB Cups and was twice the strongest in the battle for the Johan Cruijff Shield.
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