08 Aug 2023 at 13:00 Update: a day ago
Tottenham Hotspur completed the arrival of Micky van de Ven on Tuesday. The 22-year-old defender makes the switch from VfL Wolfsburg to North London for at least 40 million euros.
Van de Ven has signed a contract with the ‘Spurs’ until mid-2029. According to the generally well-established The Athletic in transferjournalist Fabrizio Romano the transfer fee due to bonuses can still rise to about 50 million euros.
The eleven-time youth international impressed in the Bundesliga at Wolfsburg in the past two seasons. ‘Die Wölfe’ took over Van de Ven in 2021 for an amount of 3.5 million euros from FC Volendam, which was still playing in the Kitchen Champion Division at the time.
The transfer to Tottenham will bring the club from the fishing village a lot of money. Reportedly, FC Volendam will receive a resale percentage of 15 percent. That would mean that about 7 million euros may flow to the people of Volendam. For comparison: the Eredivisionist’s budget for the 2023/2024 season is 9.5 million euros.
Another Dutch defender in the Premier League
With the arrival of Van de Ven, the number of Dutch defenders at the top clubs in England continues to increase. Van de Ven will meet Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) and Sven Botman (Newcastle United) in the Premier League, among others.
After the arrival of James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Manor Solomon, Van de Ven is the fourth newcomer to the ‘Spurs’. Last season, the two-time national champion was disappointingly eighth. As a result, the club is missing this year on the European battleground.
Tottenham will start the new season against Brentford on August 13. On Tuesday, the Londoners will first take part in the battle for the Trofeu Joan Gamper, FC Barcelona’s annual season opener.
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