Exclusive: Brentford braced to target Joey Veerman again in January

Brentford will reignite their interest in Joey Veerman in January, SportsBoom can exclusively reveal.

The Bees saw two late bids, in the region of £20million and £30million, for the PSV Eindhoven midfielder turned down.

Our sources understand the Premier League club met the player’s release clause, but it had expired earlier in the window.

The Dutch international was open to a move to England, but it was blocked by PSV bosses due to not having enough time to source and sign an adequate replacement. 

But our sources have been told Veerman remains interested in a move to the Premier League if the opportunitiy arises again. 

Speaking after the transfer fell through, Veerman said: “I said I was disappointed. They knew I wanted to transfer and that an offer could come.” 

“If Brentford had come earlier, the deal would have been done. They waited too long. The clause in my contract expired two weeks before the deadline. I understand [PSV’s] position, and I can’t change the fact that they couldn’t find a suitable replacement."

Brentford had been rebuffed in their approaches to sign Maximilian Beier and turned their attentions late on to Veerman as the club looked to bolster their squad after Yoane Wissa's deadline day switch to Newcastle United. 

International Quality

The 26-year-old joined PSV in 2022 and has scored 15 times in 107 Eridivisie appearances for the club. 

During his time at the club he has won back-to-back league titles, in the past two seasons, two KNVB Cups and three Johan Cruyff Shields.

Individually, he has been named Player of the Month on two occasions and scored in this season’s opener where PSV hammered Sparta Rotterdam 6-1.

Veerman name his international debut in 2023 and scored his maiden goal for hhis country against Germany last year.

He was named in the nation’s squad for EURO 2024 and featured in all six games in the tournament.