Stije Resink regularly manages to stand out in a positive way while working for FC Groningen. The midfielder is often linked to a top transfer. Hedwiges Maduro, who worked with Resink at Almere City, has a striking comparison. Opposite Football International he says that the midfielder is reminiscent of none other than Frenkie de Jong.
Resink’s good performance appears to be noticed not only by journalists and analysts. The midfielder and captain of Groningen would be high on Ajax’s wish list. In the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Resink is seen as the ideal new controller. There are also rumors that he is in the picture to replace Kenneth Taylor if he leaves Ajax.
Resink could leave Groningen for a limited amount, it was reported The Telegraph. There would be a clause and a transfer fee of six million euros. After the newspaper reported that Ajax is interested in Resink, this has now been confirmed by VI. However, that medium reports that there is nothing concrete yet and that there are more hijackers on the coast.
New Frenkie de Jong?
In Amsterdam they seem to be looking forward to something special with the arrival of Stije Resink. Hedwiges Maduro worked with the midfielder at Almere City and knows that there was a remarkable comparison. “We compared him in Almere with Frenkie de Jong. Not in terms of level, of course, but in terms of type of player. Someone in the 6/8 position, who can drop out and then accelerate out of the pressure in one go. You also saw that happen a few times against Ajax. He has always had that quality, even in his youth,” he says in conversation with VI.
According to Maduro, Resink will have no difficulty with a move to the top. “He is so smart and adapts so quickly… This is a Johan Cruijff statement, but that’s how I think about it: football is a mind sport. The faster you think, the easier it becomes. Football-intelligent players make the difference and Stije is such a player. That’s why I think he can reach the top. An Ajax player? Yes, but not just Ajax, because he could also be a PSV or Feyenoord player. is simply a Dutch top player, who will improve his quality even more in a team that often has the ball. The Dutch top clubs generally have the ball a lot, so he would come into his own even better there,” concludes the former midfielder.
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