VfL Wolfsburg’s chairman of the Supervisory Board, Frank Witter, has said that it hurt to let Micky van de Ven go but admitted that it was the way the football business works.
Van de Ven arrived at Tottenham as a relative unknown to Premier League fans, with Spurs paying £43m for the centre-back on the back of his impressive debut season in the Bundesliga.
At the time, some Spurs fans might have preferred that the Lilywhites go for Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba, who was also linked with a move to N17 (90 min), over the Dutchman.
However, the 22-year-old has surprised everyone with how quickly he has settled into the Premier League and adapted to Ange Postecolou’s system, having already formed a solid partnership at the back with Cristian Romero.
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – MARCH 12: Micky van de Ven of VfL Wolfsburg looks dejected following the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and 1. FC Union Berlin at Volkswagen Arena on March 12, 2023 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Oliver Hardt/Getty Images)
Wolfsburg were sad to see Micky Van de Ven go
The fee that Tottenham paid for Van de Ven now looks to be a bargain, with the youngster showing shades of Jan Vertonghen with his defensive solidity and his quality on the ball.
When asked about Wolfsburg’s decision to sell the centre-back, Witter has now told Kicker (as relayed by Sport Witness): “The fact that they are gone hurts the sport at first, but that’s just business.”
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Given Van de Ven’s age and potential as well as the fact that a left centre-back was Tottenham’s number-one priority in the summer, one can make the case that the Dutchman was the club’s signing of the summer, even ahead of James Maddison.
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