The Willem II Courier
Market7 Aug 2028
Willem II turn down Dynamo Dresden for Saviola Simons
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market7 Aug 2028
Not going: Nick Homan stays at Willem II
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Bravo had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Market7 Aug 2028
Uriël Van Aalst puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Willem II, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Willem II
Ali Donny Sylla 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.
Transfer targets7 Aug 2028
AZ tell Willem II: Carlos Coronel 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.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Devon Koswal falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad7 Aug 2028
A muscle injury sidelines Virgil Van de Beek for 14 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Willem II will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Market7 Aug 2028
Talks stall between Willem II and Jari De Busser
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad7 Aug 2028
A step back for Nick Doodeman at Willem II
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
In brief
- The dugout Ismael Mouhoul gets picked when it counts
- The dugout A door opens for Vladimir Screciu
- The dugout Uriël Van Aalst knocks on the manager’s door