Transfers
Skill 61.1 fuels Bart Nieuwkoop’s possible move to NAC Breda
In Nederland, Bart Nieuwkoop’ registers a Skill rating of 61.1, a figure that has drawn attention as Feyenoord consider off‑loading the veteran right‑back to NAC Breda. The number underlines why the club believes the player still holds Eredivisie value despite limited recent minutes.
Bij Feyenoord the coaching staff appears set to sweep through the squad in the coming weeks, with particular urgency on the right‑back position if Givairo Read remains in the first‑team picture.
Coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst currently has Mats Deijl, Jordan Lotomba, Bart Nieuwkoop and possibly Jerry St. Juste available behind Read, a depth that the club describes as "too many" for the role.
Deijl, Lotomba and Nieuwkoop may be allowed to leave, and FootballTransfers suggests a transfer to NAC Breda would be a logical destination for Nieuwkoop.
Nieuwkoop, recruited from Union St. Gillis, saw his playing time curtailed to just 709 minutes across 23 matches last season because of a spate of injuries.
FootballTransfers argues that, based on SciSports data, a move to NAC Breda is the most sensible next step for the surplus Feyenoord player, noting his Skill of 61.1 still makes him valuable in the Eredivisie or at the top of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie.
At NAC Breda the current right‑backs are Cherrion Valerius, who appears set for a higher‑level move this summer, and Boyd Lucassen, who is currently sidelined with injury.
Director Dévy Rigaux also lists Casper Tengstedt and Neraysho Kasanwirjo on the transfer list, with De reporting that a deal will only proceed if Rigaux receives the right amount, "as it works for the Belgian."
The SN Betrouwbaarheidsmeter notes a similar market pattern, pointing to AS Roma’s recent acquisition of Nahuel Molina from Atlético Madrid as an example of clubs reshaping their right‑back options across Europe.