Much less money
Yet the born Haarlemmer himself also supplied a piece of art. With a budget of two million euros (half of the season before), he won a number of targeted reinforcements, such as Mawouna Amevor, Alex Plat, Jamie Jacobs, Brandley Kuwas and Yannick Leliendal.
Despite the relegation from the first division, he managed to keep strong holders Xavier Mbuyamba and Bilal Ould-Chikh. But Busby prefers the credits of success to others. “I the king? No, Rick Kruys is the king. I enjoy at a distance. Rick and the boys did it.”