Transfer reporter impressed: 'PSV spoke with him last summer'

Normally he would no longer be considered to come and strengthen the PSV ranks, but football is unpredictable, we all know that.

PSV contacted the player agent and former club of Norwegian left winger Sondre Ørjasæter several times last summer. In the end, PSV decided to open their wallet and take over Ruben van Bommel from AZ. Mark van Bommel’s son is now nearing full fitness and will rejoin for the first training session at the end of June.

Transfer journalist Mounir Boualin praises FC Twente in any case for bringing in Sondre Ørjasæter. The Tukkers decided to go for it last season and shelled out millions for the forward. In the Soccernews podcast Transfermind, the journalist says that this was a good choice.

"Do you know who I think is a really good find at FC Twente? Ørjasæter. Left wing, that’s something FC Twente really did well. They creatively picked him up last summer. Then I think: where is, for example, Feyenoord in this story? Because Feyenoord brings in Borges for eleven million. I read that there were no fewer than seventeen positive reports about that kid. From whom, I wonder. You pay eleven million for that."

The transfer journalist continues: "And Ørjasæter, you could, in my view, have gotten for six million. PSV also spoke with him last summer. They found him very interesting as well. In the end, though, PSV chose Ruben van Bommel. He was actually the option behind that."

He would love to see Ørjasæter at Feyenoord. "I think this is a player... He’ll probably cost a few million more now, but I think he’s a great player to see at Feyenoord on the left side. A nice player. He really grew in the season, good dribbling. They’ve done that well. Can he make a step this summer? Yes, certainly."