Yes, he was certainly missed in the Utrecht Galgenwaard, where the players and the coach of the Domstedelingen continued to insist afterwards that a draw would have been more than deserved.
Based on what actually? The home club didn’t really offer some fighting football and ball games with a lot of running, flying and pushing. FC Utrecht’s performance in possession of the ball was mediocre. An excellent attack every now and then, but the number of times that Ron Jans’ team simply handed the ball over could not be counted on one hand.
Europa League football is apparently difficult in the cathedral city because Jans’ team does not have much to offer this season when it comes to performance in the Eredivisie. PSV was certainly lord and master for an hour, with eight players who were sorely missed. This also applies to Salah Edinne, who started the Africa Cup together with Ismael Saibari. Admittedly, a point was certainly possible for FC Utrecht, but it was still just short of the mark.
PSV back and loanee Salah-Eddine has been in the news in recent days because of an important choice regarding his future. A definitive contract with PSV will be signed in a few months and the forward-looking defender apparently wants to be well prepared for AS Roma and PSV regarding his upcoming departure from Rome.
Salah-Eddine has appointed a new agent. The defender from Amsterdam entered into a partnership with Fali Ramadani just before the start of the Africa Cup. This is what the well-known Italian transfer journalist Nicolo Schira said.
Ramadani has many footballers under his wing, including Liverpool back Milos Kerkez and Ajax player Josip Sutalo. The news about the PSV back comes just before the kick-off of the Atlas Leeuwen at the Africa Cup in their own country. A match against the Comoros awaits next Sunday.
Salah-Eddine was loaned out to PSV by AS Roma for a season last summer. It is still uncertain whether the Moroccan defender and midfielder will return to Italy after this season. General manager Marcel Brands would like to permanently incorporate him at PSV. The Eindhoven residents also have an option to purchase.
