The NAC Breda Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nathan Lowe is a medical away from NAC Breda
The deal with Stoke City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at NAC Breda
André Ayew was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at NAC Breda
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Charles Andreas Brym stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Charles Andreas Brym and NAC Breda agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Dylan Vente
NAC Breda asked and Heerenveen said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
NAC Breda promote Patrick Lang from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Lang has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
NAC Breda promote Wesley Dumfries from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Wesley Dumfries has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Denzel Van de Beek steps up from the NAC Breda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Denzel Van de Beek has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
NAC Breda promote Teun Berghuis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Teun Berghuis has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at NAC Breda
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Moussa Soumano
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at NAC Breda