The 48-year-old Dutchman became Antwerp’s new technical director on Monday. A real surprise which underlines a little more the great ambitions of registration number 1.
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Marc overmars
Paul Gheysens, the president of Antwerp really wants to dethrone Club Brugge. To achieve his ends, the boss of the real estate group Ghelamco has made Marc Overmars his new sports director. Under his leadership, Ajax has once again become the great European club it once was. Overall domination in the Eredivisie with six titles in ten years, a Europa League final (2017) and a Champions League semi-final (2019). In addition, he allowed several talents to break into the Amsterdam club and made several good moves on the transfer market.
“A real plus for Antwerp from a sporting point of view. He has put Ajax back on track and has a lot of contacts. In addition, he is very good at scouting,” says Alex Czerniatynski. “There will always be comments about the scandal he caused with his ‘inappropriate’ messages to several female colleagues”, underlined the former player diu Great Old.
“Is the arrival of Overmars really a surprise?”
“A good deal for Antwerp, but in football only results count. They will say if he is the right choice. In any case, this confirms the ambitions of President Gheysens who wants to make “Antwerp the best club in Belgium. After Overmars, it’s Clement’s turn? We are already talking about him at Bosuil. In Monaco, things are not going too well and Gheysens is very ambitious. He wants results directly and is tired of “Wait to be champion. Is the arrival of Overmars really a surprise? Nothing surprises me anymore in Antwerp”, concluded Alex Czerniatynski.