AZ Seeks Major Transfer Earnings This Summer

AZ is looking to earn a minimum of sixty million euros this summer from the potential transfer of Kees Smit. The Alkmaar club has engaged renowned agent Jorge Mendes to facilitate a top-tier transfer, though Valentijn Driessen has expressed concerns about the implications of this move at the AFAS Stadion.

In his column for De Telegraaf, Driessen questions the rationale behind this unusual and costly strategy employed by AZ’s director, Huiberts. He asks, “Why are AZ and Huiberts pursuing this approach? Is Huiberts unable to secure a major deal with European elites?” He recalls a previous instance where Huiberts successfully negotiated an additional seven million euros from Tottenham Hotspur’s infamous negotiator Daniel Levy for striker Vincent Janssen, raising further doubts about the current tactics.