Overview
- Reports say Sano flew back to the Netherlands on Tuesday to undergo a PSV medical with clubs agreeing a fee of about €15 million plus bonuses.
- NEC coach Dick Schreuder said Sano told him he did not want to play and that an internal agreement for Sano to feature in both matches against Olympiakos was not honoured.
- NEC drew 0-0 in Piraeus without Sano, with Jamiro Monteiro replacing him and Darko Nejasmic and Noé Lebreton receiving strong praise for their performances.
- PSV continue recruitment work, remain interested in Filip Kostic, and hope to have Sano at the Philips Stadion before the end of the transfer window.
- The return leg at De Goffert next week is decisive for NEC’s Champions League path and may affect the final timing of the transfer if NEC progress further.