The Willem II Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Thomas Didillon-Hödl in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Willem II this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Business is business: Uriël Van Aalst goes
Groningen paid $830.0K and Willem II took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Willem II
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Devin Haen signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Devin Haen and Willem II agree another 4 years.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jeroen Brobbey joins the Willem II first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jeroen Brobbey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Luuk Van Dijk joins the Willem II first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luuk Van Dijk is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Teun Depay joins the Willem II first team
- Squad Words at Willem II training over how hard people work
- Squad The manager makes an example of Devin Haen
- Boardroom Willem II turn down the training-ground plan