The Vitesse Sentinel
Market16 Aug 2027
Amir Ismaïl agrees terms with Gijón
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Vitesse people have started saying his name in the past tense.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
John Brooks says Vitesse went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
Iñaki Elejalde due for a Vitesse medical
Everything agreed with Sint-Truiden, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Marco Schikora in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Vitesse this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
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.
Transfer targets16 Aug 2027
San Jose Earthquakes tell Vitesse: Sebastian Soto 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.
Match14 Aug 2027
Vitesse come up short against Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout16 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Paul Bernardoni
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Paul Bernardoni, and the manager let it.
Market16 Aug 2027
RKC Waalwijk join the queue for Maximilian Brüll
Add another name to the list: RKC Waalwijk have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Maximilian Brüll. The answer from Vitesse has not changed — yet.
In brief
- Market Memphis Babel steps up from the Vitesse academy
- Market One of our own: Luuk Janssen joins the Vitesse first team
- Boardroom Vitesse let a promise lapse