Ronald Koeman has given his seal of approval for Memphis Depay’s transfer to Brazilian facet Corinthians.
The previous Manchester United and Barcelona striker is on the verge of sealing a shock transfer to Timão after his contract at Atletico Madrid expired over the summer time.
Koeman has induced controversy in current weeks by omitting Steven Bergwijn from the Netherlands nationwide staff after he signed for Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ittihad; calling the previous Spurs ahead’s case a ‘closed ebook’.
“It’s clear that this has nothing to do with sportive ambition. His ebook with the Dutch Nationwide Group is closed,” Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn’s transfer.
“He in all probability is aware of that I might have mentioned this.”
Bergwijn — who performed 83 instances for Spurs between 2020 and 2022, scoring eight targets — responded by saying he had no real interest in taking part in beneath Koeman anyway and that the supervisor was in peril of ‘dropping his credibility’.
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Koeman provides Memphis Depay free cross for Brazil transfer
Depay — who scored seven targets in 53 appearances for Man Utd between 2015 and 2017, arriving at Previous Trafford for £31m from PSV Eindhoven (per BBC Sport) — has been given rather more beneficial therapy by Koeman.
The previous Everton and Southampton boss says the 98-time worldwide might return to the Oranje image as he regards the Brazilian Serie A as a greater league than the Saudi Professional League.
“I disapproved Bergwijn to Saudi, with Memphis could be totally different,” Koeman was quoted as saying by CaughtOffside columnist and switch knowledgeable, Fabrizio Romano.
“The extent of the league in Brazil is totally different. So sure, Depay can nonetheless be a part of the nationwide staff but it surely will depend on his health and if he nonetheless reaches his degree.”
