If PSV really wants Sano, NEC won’t make it difficult

At Voetbal International, it is believed that PSV still has quite a bit of chance of the arrival of Kodai Sano. Sander Janssen and Kalum van Oudheusden, on behalf of the weekly magazine, are of the opinion that if PSV really pushes ahead, NEC will also cooperate.

'If PSV Sano really wants it, NEC won’t make things difficult,' the two Voetbal International reporters say in a video. Kodai Sano will continue to be a subject of conversation for quite some time during the current transfer window. The Japanese playmaker has been linked with PSV for weeks, if not months, but still it seems there’s little going on in the background

Although, that is something the lead player himself says in an interview with regional media. Kodai Sano was or is not in talks with PSV. The midfielder of NEC tells that in an interview with Omroep Gelderland. On Saturday, Sano was 'simply' part of the squad during a friendly match against Al Faya. For a long time, it seemed the Japanese player would be transferred to TSG Hoffenheim, but it turned out differently.

"I had it sorted with that club and would go there, but that is in the past now. A transfer is always difficult. I know that from last season and now again. Nothing is certain, but I love playing football and we’re now focusing with NEC on the European match in the Champions League. In the meantime, my agent is working for me. Everything is still open—just the way I see it myself."

Coach Dick Schreuder reacted to the situation. "We behaved properly towards Hoffenheim. We wanted to cooperate and the price was right, but at the last moment it fell through. That is also part of football."

The name of Sano, who still has a contract in Nijmegen for another two years, also comes up regularly at PSV, but the Japanese player is clearly about the alleged interest from Eindhoven. "There are a lot of rumors. PSV? No, I haven't spoken with them. No, not with a club in the Premier League either. But I've now played two years for NEC and I'm open to a transfer. Will it happen? Fifty-fifty. I can go or I won't."