From Zeist, contact has already been made with De Boer, who had to leave Atlanta United seven weeks ago. There is now an agreement to sit around the table with the 112-fold international in the short term.
Neither De Boer nor his manager Guido Albers were available for comment on Wednesday evening.
Last week it was announced that Frank Rijkaard and Peter Bosz thanked them for the honor after a phone call from Zeist. Ex-national coaches Bert van Marwijk and Louis van Gaal have been mentioned as candidates, just like Henk ten Cate, but Van Gaal would not be interested in a return to the Dutch national team and Van Marwijk only thinks about this if the union would join him. knock on the door.
Ten Cate popular, but ignored
Part of the Orange squad would like to have seen Henk ten Cate, possibly with Ruud Gullit as an assistant, at the helm until the European Championship. But Ten Cate, who was previously approached by Hans van Breukelen for the position of national coach, has not heard from KNVB directors Eric Gudde and Nico-Jan Hoogma to this day.
After Koeman’s departure to his ‘dream club’ FC Barcelona, De Boer’s name fell first, mainly because he had just returned from the US. Sunday at FOX Sports said De Boer not to have been approached, but to be open to a conversation. His name was also mentioned in the discussion of the KNVB management with the players council and there was no negative reaction. “I would consider it an honor if the KNVB comes to me for the national team,” said De Boer.
