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Bijlow has been with Feyenoord since 2006 and can therefore rightly be called a ‘child of the club’. The goalkeeper made his debut for the first team in 2017 and has since played 152 games for the Stadium Club. He kept a clean sheet 55 times. With Feyenoord he became national champion in 2017 and 2023 and won the KNVB Cup in 2018 and 2024. In 2022, Bijlow reached the final of the Conference League with Feyenoord, but AS Roma was just too strong.Response Te Kloese
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In recent years, Bijlow has been frequently plagued by injuries. It cost him his place in the selection of the Dutch national team, where he seemed to have worked his way up to first choice under the bar. He also played second fiddle at Feyenoord, which meant that he seemed to be on his way to the exit last season. A move to Southampton seemed easy, but the medical examination threw a spanner in the works. Now Bijlow still has a transfer in hand. His contract with Feyenoord continued until the end of the current season. Feyenoord reportedly receives around €400,000 for the closing post.
Bijlow’s response: ‘It is difficult for me to leave the club’
Op the club site Bijlow responds to his departure from Feyenoord. “I am not telling anyone a secret when I say that it is difficult for me to leave the club,” the goalkeeper says. “Certainly not in the current situation, which is close to my heart. But I and many with me have seen the club climb out of deeper valleys. Partly because of you, the fantastic legion whose unconditional support I have always felt and who really gave everything for. Thanks for that. Feyenoord is my club, my family and my home. Everywhere I go; that will not change,” Bijlow said.
Response from Te Kloese: ‘Has nothing to do with money’
Dennis te Kloese, general and technical director of Feyenoord, already discussed Bijlow’s impending departure earlier on Tuesday evening. “Justin has been playing here for a long time and is greatly appreciated. He now gets the chance to play somewhere else, and we want to think along with him. That has nothing to do with money, but with awards,” said Te Kloese at the club’s New Year’s reception, quoted by Football International.
