Geertruida out of the Netherlands squad, back at PSV
Lutsharel Geertruida has dropped out of the Netherlands squad with an injury and returned to PSV (4). Xavi Hernandez is not calling up a replacement (4). The injury happened in training on Friday (4).
Geertruida only arrived last month, on loan from RB Leipzig after long negotiations (2). He is PSV's defensive reinforcement, and now he is back in Eindhoven instead of with the national team.
Van der Vaart: Veerman has grown since Dortmund
Rafael van der Vaart says Joey Veerman has developed further since his move to Borussia Dortmund (1). Van der Vaart watched him play an important role against Serbia (1).
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PSV got 20 million plus for Veerman, and Van der Vaart has changed his tune completely (1).
De Telegraaf: a record fee, 80 million not 60
De Telegraaf expects a record outgoing transfer fee for PSV: not 60 million euros, but 80 million (3). The line from the paper is blunt. The player leaves for 80 million and will be even better than Gakpo (3).
No name attached, no confirmed buyer. But a fee that size would be the biggest sale in PSV's history.
Liverpool fans want a Gakpo 2.0
After a draw, Liverpool fans went at their club's leadership en masse and pointed at PSV (5). They want a Cody Gakpo 2.0. One fan line: he looks quite a lot like him (5).
Nothing concrete, no bid, no name. Just Anfield noise aimed at Eindhoven.
Menno Koch on India and Bengaluru FC
Menno Koch left for Bengaluru FC in India in the last transfer window (6). The former PSV player says it came together fast: "Eigenlijk waren we er best snel uit" (6).
Next up
PSV sit third in the Eredivisie on 16 points from 7 games, +14 goal difference. The form line reads W W D W L, the loss at FC Twente 3–2 on September 20 (3).
Heerenveen come to Eindhoven on Friday, October 9, 20:00 CEST.
Fan reactions
Eindhoven was in the news on Saturday for the wrong reason. A brawl involving around 70 VVV-Venlo supporters and people believed to be PSV supporters broke out in the city in the afternoon, with police deploying in force. Supporters on r/soccer are talking about that more than anything on the pitch. Thread
