This season there will probably also be some attention for the Eerste Divisie, unless Jahanbakhsh leaves NEC. So far NEC has told 6 players they have to leave, but Jahanbakhsh is not one of them. They're looking to either keep him in their quest for promotion, or sell him for a hefty transfer fee; they see him as one of their main cash cows. If he doesn't leave he'll most likely be a starter under the new coach, Ruud Brood.
In Eredivisie news, champions Ajax will be favourites to win it again seeing as they've pretty much kept their squad intact. The only starter to leave was Siem de Jong, who was injured most of last season anyway. Benchwarmers Poulsen and Hoesen also left, while Bojan went back to Barcelona after being an utter failure in the Eredivisie. However there's still some interest in Blind and Moisander, and one or both may well still leave. They signed strikers Milik (loan), Muric and Zivkovic, and defender Viergever, strengthening the depth of their squad. PSV lost Park (retired), Rekik (was on loan) and Schaars (injured till the winter). They're looking to strengthen the squad by loaning Rekik again and signing Defour from Porto. Besides them they're also looking to sign an attacker and a defender, and already signed a new striker, Luuk de Jong. Feyenoord lost 4 important players: Pelle, De Vrij, Janmaat and Martins Indi. They signed defenders Wilkshire and Boulahrouz and attacker Basacikoglu. They're also looking at a new striker; first choice Dost seems too expensive, and now they're going for Zapata of Napoli. Still, they seem weaker than last season and it'll probably be difficult for them to mount a serious title challenge until the end.
All in all Ajax will probably be the favourites, but a lot depends on the transfer activities of the next few weeks, especially those of PSV and Feyenoord.
In Eredivisie news, champions Ajax will be favourites to win it again seeing as they've pretty much kept their squad intact. The only starter to leave was Siem de Jong, who was injured most of last season anyway. Benchwarmers Poulsen and Hoesen also left, while Bojan went back to Barcelona after being an utter failure in the Eredivisie. However there's still some interest in Blind and Moisander, and one or both may well still leave. They signed strikers Milik (loan), Muric and Zivkovic, and defender Viergever, strengthening the depth of their squad. PSV lost Park (retired), Rekik (was on loan) and Schaars (injured till the winter). They're looking to strengthen the squad by loaning Rekik again and signing Defour from Porto. Besides them they're also looking to sign an attacker and a defender, and already signed a new striker, Luuk de Jong. Feyenoord lost 4 important players: Pelle, De Vrij, Janmaat and Martins Indi. They signed defenders Wilkshire and Boulahrouz and attacker Basacikoglu. They're also looking at a new striker; first choice Dost seems too expensive, and now they're going for Zapata of Napoli. Still, they seem weaker than last season and it'll probably be difficult for them to mount a serious title challenge until the end.
All in all Ajax will probably be the favourites, but a lot depends on the transfer activities of the next few weeks, especially those of PSV and Feyenoord.
