Overview
- Feyenoord officially signed Giovanni van Bronckhorst to a two-year contract with an option for a third year to replace Robin van Persie.
- The change follows an internal review that cited a drop in form in Europe, a difficult Europa League campaign, and dressing-room issues despite a runners-up finish in the Eredivisie.
- Van Bronckhorst is the club’s most successful modern coach, having won the 2017 Dutch title plus four other trophies during his first Feyenoord spell and taking Rangers to the 2022 Europa League final.
- Sipke Hulshoff, who worked with Van Bronckhorst on Arne Slot’s Liverpool staff last season, will join as deputy, highlighting continuity from the Liverpool backroom group.
- The club frames the hire as the start of a summer rebuild that will shape transfer planning and the squad for Champions League group-stage play, though no signings tied to the appointment have been confirmed.