Toulouse coach Carles Martinez Novell said Thursday he was “very happy” with the “return” of Dutch midfielder Stijn Spierings, present since Wednesday evening in the Pink City, just three months after his departure for Lens.
Left free in June after three years at TFC (111 matches, 15 goals and 13 assists), Spierings, 27, joined RC Lens to discover the Champions League. But the Dutch midfielder did not integrate into the Sang et Or playing system (114 minutes, only 1 start) and was not included by the northern club on the list of 25 players sent to UEFA to compete the C1.
And, while the hypothesis of a return to TFC was becoming more and more concrete, the player arrived Wednesday evening at Toulouse-Blagnac airport, where he was warmly welcomed by around a hundred ultras.
If the club has not yet officially confirmed this return, its Spanish coach Carles Martinez Novell put an end to the little remaining suspense on Thursday at a press conference: “certain players are made to play in certain clubs. We saw his happiness when he returned. He feels at home here and we are very happy to have him back.” “We have to do things step by step and we will see if he can play on Sunday in Marseille”, in Ligue 1, he added.
If the transfer window period is officially closed, the Professional Football League (LFP) authorizes movements between clubs in the form of loans.
