Knows Simonis from Heerenveen
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With Kilian Fischer (24), the new coach Paul Simonis at VfL Wolfsburg is currently only a regular right -back – but that could change soon. According to the matching reports of the “Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung” and the “kicker”, the wolves are very interested in the Dutch Milan van Ewijk from Coventry City. The magazine even reports on the Bundesliga club with the 24-year-old.
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Van Ewijk switched from SC Heerenveen to the West Midlands in 2023 for 4.3 million euros, where his contract is still valid until 2027. After his breakthrough at Ado Den Haag 2020/21, he had made the next step in the Dutch first division club. Also involved: Simonis, who was there in 2022/23 assistant coach under the former Schalker Kees van Wonderen.
Van Ewijk had already increased its market value in the eredivisia to 7 million euros. At Coventry City, after a temporary reduction as a result of the lower transfer, it even went to up to EUR 10 million in the last update at the end of May. At the Sky Blues he was set for two years and contributed four goals and nine templates in 100 competitive games. Despite two assists by the Wolfsburg candidate in the semi-finals, Convetry failed in the Championship Playoffs at the later promoted AFC Sunderland.
“I only remember his rough mistake in the promotion playoffs. Otherwise he looks quite neat from the skills set,” said Wolfsburg fan “Doppelwobber” after the first emergence of the rumor in mid-July in the rumor mill. At that time, the Romanian Andrei Rațiu (27) of Rayo Vallecano was considered a more concrete candidate in the Autostadt. According to the “kicker”, the transfer failed. “In any case, the profile fits well with our other rumors. And somehow I find its profile significantly more realistic than that of the Romanian who seems to be too good for the rumored 10-12 million and a little older than our typical profile,” said “Maedre”.