Valentijn Driessen has taken notice of Milan Zonneveld's rise. A year and a half ago, the 23-year-old striker was playing amateur football for Quick Boys.
FC Twente earned a hard-fought but thoroughly deserved Conference League win on Thursday evening. Poor FC Thun held out for a long time at the Grolsch Veste, but Patrik Kristal's red card broke the Swiss side's resistance.
Xavi has made it clear why Joshua Zirkzee is ahead of Wout Weghorst in the Netherlands squad. The national coach sees the forward as a striker better suited to the way he wants the Netherlands to play.
Wout Weghorst looks set for another Netherlands call-up. That was the clear verdict from the analysts on NOS after the 1-1 draw with Germany, in which Brian Brobbey went off injured.
Hans Kraay junior believes national team coach Xavi Hernández is taking a different route with the Netherlands' strikers than his predecessor Ronald Koeman.
Xavi would rather not discuss the players he has left out for this international period, as he said in an interview with Ziggo Sport. Among those the Netherlands head coach has not called up is Wout Weghorst.
Wout Weghorst could not contain his joy on Sunday after FC Twente's spectacular 3-2 win over PSV. The striker scored the crucial equaliser in the closing stages before Daouda Weidmann completed the comeback a few minutes later, but afterwards the main talking point on ESPN was his clash with referee Serdar Gözübüyük.
FC Twente stunned PSV on Sunday. John van den Brom's side trailed 1-2 for much of the game at De Grolsch Veste, but struck ruthlessly in the closing stages through Wout Weghorst and Daouda Weidmann to win 3-2.
Wout Weghorst is not part of the first Netherlands squad under head coach Xavi. The 34-year-old FC Twente striker had already suspected he would miss out and accepts that his international career may now be over.
Daan Rots defended Wout Weghorst on Sunday in Good Morning Eredivisie. The FC Twente winger believes the towering striker is far too often treated harshly by the media.
FC Twente did good business in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie on Saturday. John van den Brom's side beat ADO Den Haag 2-0 at De Grolsch Veste thanks to goals from Wout Weghorst and Robin Pröpper.
Sjoerd Mossou shared a brilliant anecdote about Wout Weghorst this week on the talk show Voetbaltijd. It goes back to the moment the FC Twente striker earned his first call-up to the Netherlands national team.
FC Twente beat Telstar 1-0 at De Grolsch Veste on Wednesday evening. The hard-fought win lifts the Tukkers into fifth place in the VriendenLoterij Eredivisie.
Wim Kieft was full of praise for Wout Weghorst on Monday's episode of the podcast KieftJansenEgmondGijp. He feels the striker has been freed up since swapping Ajax for FC Twente.
FC Groningen drew 2-2 at home to FC Twente on Sunday. Wout Weghorst scored the Tukkers' second goal shortly before half-time, ensuring the visitors took a point back to Enschede.
Erik ten Hag’s stint at Manchester United was unsuccessful overall, and the Dutchman has had a disappointing time of things since departing England in October 2024.
There’s a familiar name back on the radar as European clubs begin shaping their summer plans. Former Manchester United striker, Wout Weghorst, is now attracting fresh interest ahead of a potential free transfer.
After an underwhelming stint at Manchester United, few expected forward Wout Weghorst to have an impact in the 2024 European Championship. However, he stepped up in the Netherlands' opening match.
Eyebrows were raised halfway through last season when Manchester United signed Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley when Erik ten Hag was desperate for another forward to join the ranks.