Journalist compares Mijnans to current PSV player: 'Always in motion'

Sven Mijnans leaves AZ for PSV and with that PSV has signed the club’s first summer acquisition of the 2026/2027 season. Last year, Mijnans also already had his sights set on a move to Eindhoven, but this was blocked by the club management in Alkmaar.

Now the transfer of the midfielder is indeed going to happen and in Voetbal International a comparison is drawn between Mijnans and Guus Til. ''Mijnans is always on the move. He has impressive endurance. At AZ he often initiates the high press, from a role that is comparable to that of Guus Til in Eindhoven. Mijnans first blocks passing lanes to the midfield and then chooses the right moment to surge through against a central defender'', writes Pieter Zwart in VI.

According to Zwart, the midfielder does not need to adjust defensively to the way coach Peter Bosz wants to play. ''When the ball is lost, Mijnans never neglects it. He skips the difficult moments and immediately develops pressure on the opponent. In the defensive part of the game, he will not need time to adapt to Bosz's style of play,'' the journalist continues.

In addition, Zwart also says that it plays a role that Mijnans is a versatile footballer. "Mijnans' adaptability was evident earlier at AZ. In the cup final, he played a key role as an inverted right winger, as he can also do as number 8. Nevertheless, Maarten Martens and Leeroy Echteld saw that Mijnans had the most value as an attacking midfielder," the journalist says.

Also on the attacking side, Mijnans is, according to Zwart, an added value for PSV. ''In an offensive position, the depth without the ball of Mijnans pays off. He creates gaps for himself and others, sometimes by moving out to the flanks. Because Mijnans is more a runner than a playmaker, he needs creative players behind him who break through the lines. At AZ, he had a good interchange in that regard with Kees Smit and Jordy Clasie, who relieve him of his weaker points'', the reporter concludes.