“Arie Haan is a remarkable bird in the world of football. He can become extremely worked up over things that hardly affect other players, or he is capable of reacting in a completely different way. Haan (26), for example, called Ajax a ‘duck’ during the meeting in Brussels. Sometimes Haan bursts out, yet he is once again the serious professional who, in Anderlecht’s jersey, can view football from a distance.
A strange Haan: ‘Two weeks ago in Brussels there was an offer from Valencia. Agent Bekeffy told me about it. I could have imagined a transfer. Money is tempting. I am not happy at Anderlecht. My position on the field is number one for me. But the fact that you can still earn more than 300,000 guilders here as a footballer… Valencia was simply too far for me. I didn’t feel like leaving.’”