Last week Feyenoord transfer: "Unbelievable what that boy shows"”>Bassett made the switch from Colorado Rapids to Feyenoord, which rents him for a season and a half with an option to buy. He went through the Colorado youth academy, scoring 13 goals in 75 MLS games for the Rapids and making his national team debut last month with a goal. He now hopes to develop further in Europe.
But why did the choice fall on South Rotterdam? “When Feyenoord reports, it is difficult to say no. It is such a big club with a great history,” Bassett says.
Advice from Namli and Berhalter
The attacking midfielder was extensively informed in advance by Younes Namli, his teammate in Colorado in recent years and currently playing for Sparta, Feyenoord’s next opponent.
“Younes told me a lot about the Dutch competition, where he played at PEC Zwolle, among other things. We watched matches together and he said that the Eredivisie would be good for me, especially in attack. It will be a learning process, because it is “It’s very different here than in the MLS. In the American league you get a lot more space. But it’s a step I have to make in my development.”
Bassett has also obtained information from the American national coach Gregg Berhalter. Berhalter was active as a football player in the Netherlands in the 1990s and played football at the then FC Zwolle together with Feyenoord coach Arne Slot.
