Mohamed Ihattaren is the topic of conversation in the Dutch football world. The talent and PSV are currently in a difficult relationship. This led to a furious reaction from agent Mino Raiola, who wants to talk to the Eindhoven club. Under these circumstances, it seems that the midfielder will not sign a new contract with PSV and will leave a teenager with a lot of potential next summer for a relative next to nothing.
A hard blow for PSV, which behind the scenes thought it could earn tens of millions from Ihattaren in a few years. According to The Telegraph even an amount of forty to fifty million euros. Guus Hiddink was involved in the past as an advisor at PSV and spoke several times, ‘not for long but good’, with Ihattaren. “Then we talked about investing, also in one’s physical condition, for example.” The former trainer of PSV, among others, thinks that ‘dents should be dented out’. “I also have a dent myself, but of course I have a long history with players and people who have suffered a dent along the way and in development. You have to try to dent that, ”he says in the newspaper.
Willy van de Kerkhof hopes that things will work out for the club and the player. “I don’t think it’s smart of Ihattaren if you are at the start of your career”, the former PSV player emphasizes. “If you have been given so much talent, but show such a weak mentality, it will destroy your career. You have to show commitment and discipline. He undeniably has a lot of talent, everyone recognizes that, but you have to make sure that you can be valuable to the team as a football player and as a person. You cannot do it alone. I hope Raiola will tell him to play football. ”
Piet de Visser points out that it has always been the case that special talents also need a special approach. He was responsible for the arrival of the Brazilian teenage talent Leonardo to Feyenoord. “Leo was very, very, very difficult. The youth trainers absolutely could not deal with him, he could have been sent away ten times at the time. Great street footballer, but no discipline at all ”, the master scout recalls in the newspaper.
De Visser believes that PSV should not give up if a super talent is in danger of being lost. “I read in the newspaper that PSV has done everything about it with Ihattaren. Well, then you are going to try again. He just has to realize that modern football requires more and he really has to take the time for that. This involves trial and error and a lot of patience. He shouldn’t think that he has mastered everything at the age of nineteen. ” The top scout also has advice for Raiola. “I wouldn’t advise him to let that boy throw his ass on the manger and get him out of there. It gets even more difficult abroad. I would find it a shame, because this boy can have everything with him.