Controversial Marc Overmars is the new coach of Antwerp

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The ambitious Antwerp considers Overmars’ case at Ajax a private matter and mainly looks at the massive record of the former player for Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and Orange, among others. As Ajax manager, he brought the Amsterdam club back to the European top. Since his arrival in 2013, Overmars has scored a positive €350m transfer result, sending Premier League players such as Dusan Tadic and Daly Blind back to the Eredivisie and reaching the Europa League Final and Champions League semi-finals. Ajax.

His new employer in Belgium is also hoping to find success under Overmars. Five years ago, Antwerp still played in the second division. During the period of promotion, it became known that the club came into the hands of Paul Gissens, the owner of the construction company Guillamco and one of the richest Belgians.

The ambitions of the Flemish West are heaven. In recent years, he has already invested about seventy million euros in Antwerp. In a jiffy, the great old Gheysens has brought back the great old Gheysens to the top of Belgian football.

In the summer of 2020, Gheysens already achieved his first success by winning the Belgian Cup with Antwerp. However, that did not satiate the hunger. Gheysens is aiming for his highest goal: winning his first national title since 1957 with Antwerp.

coarse resources

Coarse means are not avoided for this. For example, former red devil Radja Nainggolan was brought to Bosuil last summer. The arrival of Marc Overmars could mean a new trick.

Until last year, Luciano Donofrio was in charge of transfers in Antwerp. Since the Italian-Belgian left the club after internal struggles last year, general manager Sven Jacques has taken over.

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