The Heerenveen Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Heerenveen say no — this time
The offer from Fortuna Sittard for Dylan Vente was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Heerenveen make their move for Maarten Paes
$5.2M on the table at Ajax. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Gonzalo Crettaz at that price
Heerenveen offered $3.1M; NEC said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Heerenveen go back to the board over Maarten Paes
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $5.6M — a club that wants Maarten Paes enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rivaldo Hlatshwayo will not be coming to Heerenveen
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at SuperSport United is saying, and nobody at Heerenveen is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ringo Meerveld signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ringo Meerveld and Heerenveen agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ringo Meerveld 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 Heerenveen this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Heerenveen
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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Vasilis Barkas
Heerenveen 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.
In brief
- Market Heerenveen promote Denzel Dost from within
- Market Heerenveen promote Jeroen Van de Beek from within
- Market Bas Hateboer steps up from the Heerenveen academy