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Martijn Krabbendam emphasizes that Feyenoord still assumes that Lutsharel Geertruida will leave next summer. The defender has a contract until the summer of 2025 and must therefore be sold next summer to secure a transfer fee. Geertruida himself would like to take a step and within Feyenoord he is also granted this.
On Monday evening, 1908.nl reported that Feyenoord wanted to extend Geertruida’s contract, but that the club was reluctant to meet the man’s salary demands. Geertruida is said to have made a counter-proposal with an annual salary of 3.5 million euros. The news was published in Algemeen Dagblad denied.” href=” target=”_blank”>by the agent of the right back and central defender and denied by journalist Mikos Gouka of Algemeen Dagblad.
He also needs to take the next step in his career
– Martijn Krabbendam about Lutsharel Geertruida
Feyenoord watcher Martijn Krabbendam confirms that there is no discussion about an extension of Geertruida’s contract. “No extension, they are not in discussions with him at all. They have not made an offer and I don’t think they intend to do so,” he says in a video from Voetbal International. “This boy missed out on that transfer to RB Leipzig last year and did everything he could to make it a good season. There is nothing to complain about. Without fouls, the boy stays on his feet. He also has to take the next step in his career.”
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“Feyenoord still has to try to get a nice amount for him, which will probably not be as high as if they had said ‘yes’ to Leipzig last summer,” the journalist continues. According to him, this has everything to do with the current contract situation of the 23-year-old Dutch international. “That amount was close to thirty million euros. You can no longer get that, because he has not extended, so his contract term has become shorter. So that will not happen, but everyone within Feyenoord also grants him that step.”
