Denzel Aké

Right Midfielder - Willem II U18
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The Willem II Courier

19 Nov 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces19 Nov 2029

The mood at Willem II has turned into something else

Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.

Market19 Nov 2029

Marco Strootman hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Willem II can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout19 Nov 2029

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The dugout19 Nov 2029

Amine Et-Taïbi: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Willem II have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad19 Nov 2029

Tempers go at Willem II

Kiliann Sildillia 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.

Squad19 Nov 2029

A row about effort at Willem II

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Thomas Didillon-Hödl was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Match17 Nov 2029

Groningen take the points off Willem II

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

The dugout19 Nov 2029

The manager makes an example of Hasan Ayyildiz

“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.

The dugout19 Nov 2029

Frenkie Gakpo: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

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The Willem II Courier

26 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Transfer targets26 Jun 2028

Willem II agree $1.3M for Oier Zon

The clubs have shaken hands with Feyenoord; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.

Transfer targets26 Jun 2028

Jesse Bal due for a Willem II medical

Everything agreed with ADO Den Haag, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.

Market26 Jun 2028

Armin Ćulum hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Willem II can pretend not to have heard.

Boardroom26 Jun 2028

Willem II to lose Houdayfa Ameziane for free

There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Houdayfa Ameziane has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.

Squad26 Jun 2028

Kiliann Sildillia 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 Willem II this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad26 Jun 2028

Cody Malen is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 16 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Market26 Jun 2028

Georginio Gravenberch steps up from the Willem II academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Georginio Gravenberch 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.

Market26 Jun 2028

One of our own: Denzel Aké joins the Willem II first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Denzel Aké is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Market26 Jun 2028

One of our own: Patrick Xavi Simons joins the Willem II first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrick Xavi Simons is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

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