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Vitesse hopes that Paul van der Kraan will help the club out, writes Vitesse watcher Lex Lammers. The Gelderlander. The general manager of FC Twente is a top candidate for the vacancy of 'debris remover' in Arnhem.
In recent weeks, a number of directors resigned from Vitesse. General manager Peter Rovers closes the door in Arnhem and technical director Benjamin Schmedes also leaves the GelreDome.
Now that the KNVB has rejected the takeover of Coley Parry, the American must agree to a minority takeover of 24.9 percent. According to the regional newspaper, he is frustrated with the state of affairs and wants his investment of 11 million euros back.
According to reports, Parry is not interested in a payment arrangement and does not shy away from lawsuits. The club is not on the verge of collapse, but it does have enormous financial problems. Vitesse is in 7th place when it comes to player salaries in the Eredivisie. This needs to be cut back considerably.
The Arnhem residents hope that Van der Kraan will help resolve the situation. Twente's ad will stop in Enschede after this season and will therefore have his hands free. He was already general manager at Vitesse between 2004 and 2012. Vitesse also had financial problems then, but he managed to save them from collapse. Toon Gerbrands was also mentioned in the corridors, but he is not interested. Karel Aalbers has also been spotted at the club.
The club is considering Gerry Hamstra for the vacancy of technical director. Until last summer he was responsible for Ajax's transfers. Before that he worked at sc Heerenveen. Vitesse also sees the opportunity to make Edward Sturing technical director. In that case, a new trainer must be appointed.
John van den Brom is ready to take over from Sturing. According to Lammers, the coach is also willing to coach in the Kitchen Champion Division. In addition, the name of Pascal Jansen, who was fired at AZ, is also mentioned at Vitesse.
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