National coach Ronald Koeman committed a call to Van Persie on Thursday and informed the former international that he was going to call his midfielder. Van Persie: ,, That is why it was no surprise for me when the news became known on Friday. In fact, I had the honor of making his election and that of Quinten (Timber, ed.) Want to make it known in the morning. “
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It was, the trainer of the Rotterdammers with a broad smile, a wonderful moment. ,, Sem did not expect it. His reaction was very beautiful, he was genuinely very proud and happy. I enjoyed seeing that. Because in these kinds of meetings you see the emotion with a player who only came in the summer. “
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In his period at FC Twente, Steijn was not eligible for the Orange, now suddenly it was. If Van Persie is asked what he has done with Steijn, he immediately makes it clear that his contribution to a call for the Orange is ‘minimal’. ,, Sem has been doing well for a long time, but is now doing that on a higher stage. And soon with Orange it is true that he has to do it on an even higher stage. That is the ultimate, the Dutch national team. “
The fact that Timber is also in the selection of Orange again underlines Van Persie’s earlier words that the player is incredibly important for Feyenoord and the coach would be worth a lot if Timber decides to sign a new contract in De Kuip. Both the coach and the club management would rather see nothing.
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The reality is that Timber is coveted by Bayer Leverkusen and there is a chance that in the next 48 hours the Germans on the instructions of Erik ten Hag will make an offer of more than 20 million euros. In that case, the player would move to the Bundesliga after the weekend.
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Van Persie is clear: ,, With Quinten we have a greater chance of becoming champion than without. I can indicate that I want a player to stay, but the Supervisory Board or the management also thinks it is something. For me it is decisive that Quinten still trains and plays with all energy and intensity. That is why he is simply in the base against Sparta on Sunday. “
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The coach missed that intensity and mentality in the last few months at Quilindschy Hartman, who poured out his heart this week in the media about the treatment he received in De Kuip. But Van Persie has a completely different view of that.
,, Quilindschy demanded a lot of attention and got it too. There have been a lot of meetings, with me, with John de Wolf, with René Hake, with Etienne Reijnen, with Dennis in Kloese. His expectation was that he would play more after his injury, but I judge players on what they also show in terms of attitude and intensity. I want to see a certain standard. Also based on data and images we had a different picture than Quilindschy … ”