The Vitesse Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vitesse
Marco Schikora 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 Vitesse
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
Words at Vitesse 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Kevin Gadellaa
Vitesse asked and Utrecht 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
One of our own: Memphis De Ligt joins the Vitesse first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Memphis De Ligt 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
Memphis Depay steps up from the Vitesse academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Memphis Depay 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
One of our own: Teun Simons joins the Vitesse first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Teun Simons 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
Teun Strootman steps up from the Vitesse academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Teun Strootman 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marcus Steffen signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Marcus Steffen commits to Vitesse for another 4 years.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Naoufal Bannis
- Squad Jorrit Hendrix needs a bigger stage
- Transfer targets Vitesse try to borrow Jonah te Fruchte