Marc Overmars seems far from finished on the transfer market. The technical man of Royal Antwerp assured himself on Thursday of the arrival of Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, with which a player was stolen from Club Brugge for the second year. The newspapaer know that Overmars has also inquired about Daley Blind. However, the Ajax defender would only become a serious option if he lost his base place at Ajax.
Ekkelenkamp had already passed the medical test at Club Brugge and had already informed Noa Lang about his upcoming arrival, but decided to go for Antwerp ‘after a night’s sleep’. The story of Overmars and Mark van Bommel appealed to him so much that he can be seen at the Bosuil next season. In the same way, Overmars also hoped to convince Blind of a transfer to the southern neighbors. The defender annex midfielder was on the wish list of the former director of football affairs at Ajax, but seems to remain in Amsterdam.
“His entourage was polled, but a transfer could only take place if he would lose his base place at Ajax, which is not yet the case. So a difficult story,” writes journalist David Van den Broeck. Just like last season under Erik ten Hag, Blind can count on the confidence of Alfred Schreuder. In the battle for the Johan Cruijff Scale against PSV, he formed the heart of the defense with Jurriën Timber. The Orange international is also an option for the left back position when Calvin Bassey is back from his suspension. In that case, Blind has to compete with Owen Wijndal.
At Antwerp, Blind could have been reunited with a number of old acquaintances. Viktor Fischer has been playing in the shirt of . since last season The Great Old, while Toby Alderweireld and Ekkelenkamp made the move to the ambitious Belgian club this summer. Vincent Janssen knows Blind from the recent international match with the Dutch national team. Antwerp has started the new season with two victories and will play at home against OH Leuven next weekend. On Thursday, Van Bommel’s team will defend a 1-3 lead against Lilleström in the third preliminary round of the Conference League.
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