The Willem II Courier
Market14 Aug 2028
Willem II spend $2.9M to raise the standard
This is not cover and nobody is pretending it is. $2.9M has been paid because Noah Bischof is straightforwardly better than what was already here, and the club has decided to stop waiting.
Market14 Aug 2028
Thomas Verheydt asks to leave Willem II
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
Xander Mulder keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Willem II may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
Georginio Wijnaldum signs on for the long haul
Willem II moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Georginio Wijnaldum, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad14 Aug 2028
A falling-out at Willem II
Perr Schuurs and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom14 Aug 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Willem II
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.
Transfer targets14 Aug 2028
PSV tell Willem II: Kasper Høgh 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.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
The manager makes an example of Devin Haen
“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.
Market14 Aug 2028
One of our own: Donny Simons joins the Willem II first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Donny Simons is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Arnaut Blind steps up from the Willem II academy
- Match A bad afternoon for Willem II against ADO Den Haag
- Squad Devon Koswal falls out with a teammate over standards