Antwerp lost 1-2 against Club Brugge on Sunday, where Nicky Hayen is increasingly in the saddle. However, it cannot be ruled out that Bart Verhaeghe will still look for a new head coach. In that case, he may not have to look far.
Karel Geraerts is reportedly at the top of the chairman’s wish list, but due to the upcoming trainer carousel at the top of the Jupiler Pro League, many potential candidates will also become available among the competition. For example, it was announced last week that Mark van Bommel will soon be saying goodbye to Antwerp.
Van Bommel leaves Antwerp
After the defeat against Blauw-Zwart, the Dutchman, who was clearly bored with the situation, refused to elaborate on his future plans. In the podcast Shotcast However, Pieter-Jan Calcoen, who as a club watcher exchanged De Bosuil for Jan Breydel last year, confirms that Van Bommel will definitely leave Deurne-Noord.
“I know that it is indeed a closed chapter in any case and an agreement has also been found between both parties to end the collaboration. The love has cooled a bit and I assume there will be enough interest,” it sounds. AC Milan and Feyenoord, among others, have already been mentioned.
According to Calcoen, these rumors are categorically denied by Van Bommel, who once suggested with a joke that he should also move to Bruges. However, the success trainer immediately responded categorically to that playful proposal. “I will never do that,” Van Bommel is quoted by Calcoen.
After last season’s historic double, he has no desire to risk his legendary status at number one in this way. A possible switch to the Bruges rival is therefore not one of the options for Van Bommel. Or how Verhaeghe can save himself that effort.
