The Willem II Courier
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Willem II go back to the board over Fabio Kluit
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $250.0K — a club that wants Fabio Kluit enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Maxim Dekker stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Maxim Dekker and Willem II agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Willem II baulk at the price for Fabio Kluit
PSV wanted more than $230.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Chicago Fire tell Willem II: Philip Zinckernagel is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Willem II
Calvin Twigt and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Maxim Dekker gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
Robin Van de Beek steps up from the Willem II academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robin 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
Kenneth Frimpong steps up from the Willem II academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kenneth Frimpong 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
Willem II promote Ryan Weghorst from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ryan Weghorst 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
- Market Steven Promes steps up from the Willem II academy
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Willem II
- Transfer targets Willem II ask about Thomas Beelen