In any case, Frank van Mosselveld will lie down for a winter departure from Stije Resink. If there is another million offer from Ajax, FC Groningen will not change tack, the general manager confirms.
In the live stream of FC Rehab Van Mosselveld is asked point-blank whether Resink will stay with FC Groningen this winter. “It will definitely stay,” says the technical man Pride of the North concise. The captain of Dick Lukkien’s team has been in the interest of Ajax for some time, seemed to be on his way to Benfica and is also mentioned at Feyenoord and PSV. Before a departure, Groningen will at least wait until the summer, Van Mosselveld assures.
“No official offer has been received and no amounts have been discussed,” he reveals. “Benfica had a specific interest in our captain this window. We were called about the status. We have been very clear about this. We do not want to sell him. Ultimately, out of respect for Stije, we said that with a club of that size we are prepared to explain this by telephone. We did that. Benfica has accepted this.”
Van Mosselveld is then asked about the last day of the Dutch transfer market, which closes at 11:59 p.m. What if a ‘Sano-like’ offer is made in Groningen from Amsterdam, where they are still looking for a new controller? “That is of course hypothetical, but you are right to ask the question. All our possible options have dried up or left, so we can no longer do anything. Every player can be bought for bizarre amounts, but we are in the middle of a season and want to keep our place.”
“You also have to ask yourself whether what you get for Resink now, whether you can’t also get it in the summer,” Van Mosselveld continues. “All those elements play a role. The most important thing is that you don’t want to lose your captain on the last day.”
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