RSC Anderlecht bought Cedric Hatenboer a year ago for more than 2 million euros. He was already described as the ‘new Frenkie de Jong’, but he did not play a minute for RSCA. In the meantime, he was loaned to Telstar and he played there straight away.
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Hatenboer was allowed to start against Ajax. Some will call it a horror debut after he received a justified red card early in the second half. It was an unfortunate mistake by Hatenboer, but a justified punishment. A setback for the talent.
Hatenboer was the best player at Telstar until then. He impressed in midfield. He occasionally asserted himself as a ball grabber with a number of very good interceptions. In addition, his good positional play also stood out. The midfielder was also exceptionally good on the ball. Hatenboer had clear ball skills at a time, always played forward and was sometimes a point of rest.
Unfortunate debut with red card
It was already a good debut for Hatenboer, but the tenor will be more negative after the red card. But at Anderlecht they will be happy to see this. RSCA leases Hatenboer with a purchase option of just over 2 million euros. Telstar can only raise this if a club wants to strike immediately by buying him for more afterwards. They do not have the financial resources themselves to cough up that amount.
It remains strange that Anderlecht allowed a purchase option and still took a certain risk. It remains to be seen how Hatenboer will perform in the Netherlands after his suspension.
🇳🇱 Cédric Hatenboer got send off in his first official game at Telstar… pic.twitter.com/eZEzS52ZaH
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