Originally Posted by Wouter:
“The actual transfer fee is €5million, I've heard... Pretty good deal, considering Ajax was offering more cash for him and Van Ginkel wanted to go there.
Vitesse's sugar daddy is very close to RA, hence the loans in and preferential treatment.
Anyway, let's hope that he does get a loan deal, as he's an excellent prospect and needs time on the pitch to develop. It would be a shame if he missed out on a place for Rio.”
I'm hoping he doesn't get loaned out, we've done that too often in my opinion, and we rarely see any benefit. Even if Lukaku proves a success this season it won't be because we loaned him out to WBA, we just didn't have the bottle to risk giving him more games when Torres was failing, week after week.
Van Ginkel has already broken into the Dutch senior squad, admittedly its only been one appearance from the bench so far, but he has ambitions to gain a permanent place for the World Cup.
He's not going to be the answer to our defensive midfield problems, but from what I've read he could already be a useful option in that area.
Let's start playing these youngsters, selectively of course. The great players of the past often broke into top flight football in their late teens, and Van Ginkel is 20. If they're good enough, they're old enough.