The Emmen Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Emmen rebuffed over Jordan Bos
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Feyenoord have kept their man, and Emmen go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Ken Nkuba rejects the move
Emmen had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Racing Genk, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Emmen
Justin Mathieu and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Emmen training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jorrit Hendrix is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Emmen promote Patrick Van de Beek from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Patrick Van de Beek 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
Virgil Malen steps up from the Emmen academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Virgil Malen 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
Emmen promote Steven Dumfries from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Steven 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
One of our own: Owen Aké joins the Emmen first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Owen Aké is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joshua Mukeh signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Joshua Mukeh and Emmen agree another 4 years.
In brief
- Squad Jorrit Hendrix needs a bigger stage
- Transfer targets Emmen try to borrow Lucca Brughmans
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Joshua Mukeh