Ronald Koemancoach of the Netherlands, made some statements at a press conference, during which he also focused on Memphis Depayeffectively revealing his farewell to Atletico Madrid despite a contract in place until June 2025. The Dutch selector expressed himself as follows:
“He looks very fit. He also has to look for a club again, so maybe this will help him ahead of the European Championships. I thought he was already quite fit in March and is fine now. But I will be very careful, because after March he got injured again. At the moment he is in excellent condition. Obviously he didn’t collect enough minutes in the final stages of the season. But I think with the two friendly matches we will have on June 6 and 10 he will be ready for the first match of Euro 2024.”
Today the Netherlands also announced the final list of players called up for the European Championship. Four players have been cut: de Roon due to injury, goalkeeper Olic, winger Maatsen and midfielder Timber. Below we present the definitive list.
GOALKEEPERS: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Mark Flekken (Brentford), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton)
DEFENDERS: Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Girona), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham), Stefan De Vrij (Inter Milan)
MIDFIELDS: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelone), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven), Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven), Georginio Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq)
ATTACKERS: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax Amsterdam), Brian Brobbey (Ajax Amsterdam), Memphis Depay (Atlético de Madrid), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim)
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