Return to the youth club
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Mark van Bommel is one of the big legends of the recent club history of PSV Eindhoven, ran 274 times for the club and won nine titles. From the coming season, the name van Bommel will probably be back on one of the jerseys of the professional squad. The son of the former Bayern captain, Ruben van Bommel, is said to be faced with a change to the Dutch champion. The 20 -year -old foreign striker did not travel to the training camp of his club AZ Alkmaar to carry out the transfer, reports “Voetbal International”.
The magazine speaks of a potential record transfer of PSV. The highest replacement in club history has so far been Hirving LozanoWhen he returned to Eindhoven from Naples in 2023. Curiously, money from southern Italy will finance the VAN BOMMEL transfer: The SSC is facing exclusive bonuses shortly before the obligation of PSV professional Noa Lang (26) for EUR 28 million. Van Bommel is to replace his compatriot in the team of coach Peter Bosz.
Between 2013 and 2020, van Bommel was trained at PSV, followed by his older brother Thomas (22) in the youth of MVV Maastricht. The jump to professional football has so far been denied the sixth, his younger brother, meanwhile, is one of the largest Dutch offensive talents. In 2023, AZ, which has one of the best-equipped scouting departments of the Eredivisie, has the attack talent. In Alkmaar, Van Bommel prevailed in the first team straight away after he had previously contributed 15 goals and five templates for Maastricht in the 2nd league. To date, he comes to 17 goals and six assists in 73 AZ games. Most recently, he took part in the U21 European Championship with Oranje, but missed the semi-final defeat against title holder England (1: 2). However, there were not overly overlay with the always robust father.
“Although Ruben van Bommel has grown up, it is quite agile,” said Jesper Siereveld, Data Administrator Netherlands at the transfer market, in an article published in autumn when the offensive talent just got started. The expert describes him as a fast player who has a good technique and an excellent degree. He was “always looking for a goal and not for a good -looking trick”.