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Wolfsburg Land Jenson Seelt on Deadline-Day Loan After NEC Nijmegen Allege Broken Promise

NEC says Sunderland verbally pledged the loan during the Robin Roefs sale, with no response from the English club reported.

Overview

  • VfL Wolfsburg completed a last-day loan for 22-year-old defender Jenson Seelt from AFC Sunderland.
  • NEC Nijmegen’s CEO Wilco van Schaik said the club expected to receive Seelt and learned of the Wolfsburg move when they saw him in the German club’s kit.
  • Van Schaik said Sunderland and NEC had a verbal understanding tied to goalkeeper Robin Roefs’ earlier transfer to England.
  • NEC officials criticized Sunderland’s handling of talks, with van Schaik calling it “the ugly side of football” and technical director Carlos Aalbers texting that he regretted selling Roefs.
  • SPORT1 reported Wolfsburg signed Seelt for a year to cover injured centre-back Denis Vavro, assigning him shirt number 14, with sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz praising his qualities.