Slot sighting in Amsterdam as KNVB's coaching search drags on

Slot spotted in Amsterdam hotel

Arne Slot was seen at an Amsterdam hotel, and Mike Verweij reports he spoke with a potential new employer (1). The timing is everything. The KNVB still has no head coach, and Slot is the name on every fan's mind after the World Cup exit. Nothing is signed. But the sighting alone will send your group chats into overdrive.

Summerville says yes to Roma

Crysencio Summerville has given his verbal agreement to AS Roma (3). No official bid has landed yet, but the Oranje winger wants the move. Al Hilal were also in the picture earlier, though Roma now look like his destination.

Weghorst: "Too little personality at the World Cup"

Wout Weghorst did not hold back. "We showed too little personality," the striker said about the Netherlands' World Cup campaign (2). He also made his own position clear: "I will never say goodbye to the national team" (4). The 33-year-old pointed to the impact he made in his one appearance, and he wants more.

First days at his dream club

Weghorst has started training with FC Twente, the club he grew up supporting. "That gives it extra meaning," he said (7). The move comes straight after the disappointing World Cup, and he sounds ready for a reset.

Reiziger: the Scaloni route?

The Kick-off podcast floated Michael Reiziger as a serious option for the Oranje job, pointing to Spain and Argentina as proof that a coach with limited top-level experience can win big (5) (6). Luis de la Fuente and Lionel Scaloni both took national teams to trophies without a glittering CV. The KNVB are still searching, and the Reiziger idea is gaining traction in the media.