Micky van de Ven was first called up for the Dutch national team. National coach Ronald Koeman has reserved a spot for him in his 29-man pre-selection. Former AZ player Tijjani Reijnders is also among them.
The 22-year-old Van de Ven recently became the most expensive North Hollander of all time after the switch from Wolfsburg to Tottenham Hotspur. He was recruited for 50 million euros. National coach Koeman has called up two Ajax players, Steven Bergwijn and Brian Brobbey, and no AZ players. Only former AZ player Tijjani Reijnders.
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Other North Hollanders in the preselection are Daley Blind, Sven Botman, Teun Koopmeiners, Donyell Malen, Xavi Simons and Joey Veerman. The final selection of the Orange will follow on Friday, September 1.
Ek qualification
The Dutch national team will meet on September 4 to continue the European Championship qualification. The Dutch will play against Greece in Eindhoven on September 7 (8:45 PM) and three days later, Sunday, September 10, the game against Ireland will follow in Dublin (7:45 PM, local time).