Cruijff riles transfer market: 'Het is een beetje de Overmars-filosofie'

Cruijff expressed irritation at the Dutch transfer market, declaring “Het is een beetje de Overmars-filosofie”. The 23‑year‑old Braziliaan Marco Leonardo has been secured from Saudische Al Hilal for a maximum of nineteen million euros. He has already passed his medical at De Toekomst, confirming the move to Nederland. The signing was also a topic, and former player Bram van Polen opened the discussion. “Het is weer geen hele grote speler. Ik las dat hij 1,77 meter was,” he said, noting Leonardo’s modest stature. Leon ten Voorde of Tubantia added, “I have looked at Saudi‑Arabie at the World Cup. I understand you can easily score goals there,” highlighting the striker’s recent exposure in Saudi‑Arabie.

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Van Polen, a former defender of PEC Zwolle, laughed that “you have many moralridders nowadays” and hoped Leonardo would still enjoy the nightlife in Amsterdam and find the net twenty times. He recalled Ajax’s earlier statement that such sums would no longer be paid, noting the rapid reversal after a dramatic season. Vincent Schildkamp argued that “they have apparently scraped together some money… almost twenty million euros” and stressed the need for Champions League-voetbal to justify the expense. He repeated the Overmars‑filosofie line, warning that without European success the club could face a Mislintat‑verhaal of costly, ineffective purchases.

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A commentator and press chief from Curaçao referenced the broader transfer issues surrounding Azzedine Ounahi, underscoring the financial tightrope clubs walk in the current League environment.