Arnesen: "Vlap fits perfectly into our philosophy"

FRIDAY, 5 JULY 2019, 12:27 - lajoya
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INTERVIEWS The transfer of Michel Vlap is a first victory for Frank Arnesen as technical director. He put a lot of energy into the file. "It was like a football match with extensions and penalties. Fortunately we won," he describes the negotiations.


"Everyone has read in recent weeks that we wanted to get Michel. That is a problem, because then there will be competition. I am very happy that we welcome Michel today as a new player," Arnesen said.

Anderlecht had Vlap on the radar for a long time. "It started in January, during the first month that I worked here. Then we made an internal analysis of the group of players and looked at what we should get in the summer. One of our priorities was a player for number 10."

"I have known Michel from the Dutch league for a while. I have followed him in recent years and have seen him grow from a good to a better player and someone who has a great future. He has just turned 22 and fits in our philosophy: young , offensive, technical, able to score and give assists, so Michel was high on our wish list, and then Vincent Kompany came in. I talked to him and the result was that both Vincent and I as number one candidate for the 10 we wanted Michel Vlap. We shifted up one gear. "

"I have been able to negotiate with Heerenveen several times," says Arnesen. "That became a game with extensions and penalties. Fortunately we won. They were correct, long and tough negotiations. I am very happy that we now have Michel in our midst."



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