Mark van Bommel is thinking of his old club and is open to a new job.

Mark van Bommel's adventure as coach of PSV went differently than planned. Despite a strong first season, no trophy was won, and midway through the second season, the former captain was sent packing for the holidays due to disappointing performances in Europe and in the league.

After his adventure at PSV, Van Bommel ended up at VfL Wolfsburg in the summer of 2021. At that club too, the born Maassbrachter had a good start, but after a run of poor results, the PSV club icon was already sacked in October 2021.

In the summer of 2022, Van Bommel was appointed head coach of Royal Antwerp FC and the PSV icon led the team from Antwerp in 2023 to their first national title in a long time. Antwerp also secured the Belgian Cup with Van Bommel at the helm.

Now the situation at the club from the port city of Belgium is a lot less, and that hurts Van Bommel a lot. ''Of course it hurts me to see Antwerp sliding downhill. The return of Tribune 2 is a boost. It's a shame that I didn't experience that'', the former midfielder tells Het Laatste Nieuws in an interview.

Since the summer of 2024, Van Bommel has been without a club, and the native Limburger is open to a new challenge. ''I’ve been out of it for two seasons now, but I could have started somewhere earlier. However, I chose to be there for my son (Ruben, ed.), who suffered a severe ACL injury. Now I’d like to start again. Clubs can always call me,'' concludes the former captain of PSV.