Maas said earlier that he wanted 60% of his selection on 1 July, August 1 should be 80% realized and on 1 September NAC must be at full war strength. Where NAC is now? About two -thirds, he says to the newspaper. “The frame is there. We mainly look for players for the depth, to have more options, especially in the front. With Juho Talvition we have already taken a blow.”
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Those who do their best this week to become part of that 100% is Rodney Kongolo. The midfielder does an internship at NAC. Hoefkens already knew the player a bit and saw him earlier in the Youth League. “Then he was one of the top talents in Europe. He has had some setbacks along the way, it is up to him to show that he can be an added value for the club.”
According to Hoefkens, it is also a possibility that talents move on the youth, such as Ezekiel Banzuzi, Cherrion Valerius and Bart Verbruggen, according to the trainer. “Why would that not be possible this year. The two most important positions were filled after Jan van den Bergh and Leo Sauer’s departure. Of course we are always looking for opportunities to improve the selection, but we also look at what we have walked around ourselves.”
