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Valentijn Driessen does not think that Souffian El Karouani should go to West Ham United. The journalist advises against moving to the English club. René van der Gijp, on the other hand, sees a suitable club for the FC Utrecht defender: the Portuguese Porto.

“He is now on the list of West Ham United. You simply should not do that. They will be relegated and then you will soon be in the Championship. You will never get out of there,” says Driessen in Today Inside. Tablemate Johan Derksen corrected him immediately. “The Championship is of course not the first division of the Netherlands,” says the analyst about the game on the second level in England.

Van der Gijp previously said that El Karouani could easily join all the top clubs in the Netherlands. However, he also sees a great option abroad for FC Utrecht’s back. “I also saw Porto. That would be a great club of course if you could go there.” This season the Portuguese are led by Francesco Farioli, a trainer who knows El Karouani from the Eredivisie.

El Karouani is an important topic in transfer discussions at Utrecht this winter. The wing defender is the absolute standout in Ron Jans’ team and has an expiring contract. Several clubs at home and abroad are said to be targeting the Moroccan international.