The ADO Den Haag Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Dylan Vente
ADO Den Haag asked and Heerenveen said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jonas Jensen-Abbew stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jonas Jensen-Abbew and ADO Den Haag agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
2 academy players handed senior numbers at ADO Den Haag
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at ADO Den Haag
Matteo Waem and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Jonas Jensen-Abbew
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
ADO Den Haag promote Bas Aké from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bas Aké 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bas Van Dijk steps up from the ADO Den Haag academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bas Van Dijk 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
ADO Den Haag promote Kenneth Berghuis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kenneth Berghuis 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marten Dumfries steps up from the ADO Den Haag academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marten Dumfries 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.
In brief
- Squad Luka Reischl falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad 7 new faces, and ADO Den Haag are still learning each other
- Transfer targets ADO Den Haag try to borrow Tom Louchet