The Vitesse Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Vitesse
Alexander Büttner 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
4 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
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Wesley De Roon steps up from the Vitesse academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Wesley De Roon 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: Luuk Hateboer joins the Vitesse first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luuk Hateboer 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: Cody Klaassen joins the Vitesse first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cody Klaassen 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: Quincy Gakpo joins the Vitesse first team
- Squad Words at Vitesse training over how hard people work
- Squad Marcus Steffen knocks on the manager’s door
- Boardroom Vitesse spend where nobody can see it