Justin Kluivert – Football Scout

Justin Kluivert exclusive interview: ‘I was ready for next step’ at AS Roma

ROME — The mischievous cats of Trigoria are playing in the afternoon sun, rolling around on their backs and toying with a piece of string dangling from a parasol. It’s a balmy day at Roma’s training ground, closer to summer than winter in temperature. The ashtrays on the patio are graveyards of cigarette stubs and plastic cups, the crema from strong coffee staining the sides.

Kicking either habit couldn’t have been easy this season. Roma are in the knockout stages of the Champions League again….

PSG’s Kylian Mbappe unlikely to make history with second Golden Boy award

The FC crew discuss Thomas Tuchel’s decision to bench Kylian Mbappe and Adrien Rabiot for the first half of Le Classique after the two were late for a team meeting.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Justin Kluivert, Matthijs De Ligt, Patrick Cutrone and Vinicius Junior are the names in contention for the 2018 Golden Boy award — but holder Kylian Mbappe is unlikely to be in the running.
Roma’s Kluivert, Ajax’s De Ligt, Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold, AC Milan’s Cutrone and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior will find out who wins on Dec. 17.
The award, first won by Rafael van der Vaart in 2003, followed by Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi, is organised by Italian newspaper Tuttosport…

PSG’s Kylian Mbappe will not make history with second Golden Boy award

The FC crew discuss Thomas Tuchel’s decision to bench Kylian Mbappe and Adrien Rabiot for the first half of Le Classique after the two were late for a team meeting.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Justin Kluivert, Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Cutrone and Vinicius Junior are the names in contention for the 2018 Golden Boy award, with holder Kylian Mbappe out of the running.
Roma’s Kluivert, Ajax’s De Ligt, Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold, AC Milan’s Cutrone and Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior will find out who wins on Dec. 17.
The award, first won by Rafael van der Vaart in 2003, followed by Wayne Rooney and Lionel Messi, is organised by Italian newspaper Tuttosport and presented…

Netherlands’ Justin Kluivert returns to under-21s as senior squad call up four uncapped players

Olivier Giroud ended his goal drought in style, scoring the game-winning volley to propel France past the Netherlands.

Memphis Depay scored twice to help Netherlands beat Peru in Wesley Sneijder’s final match for the Dutch.
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has named four new players in his first to face Germany and Belgium in upcoming internationals, but Roma’s Justin Kluivert has had to settle with a place in the under-21s.
Kluivert, 19, was included in the senior squad last month, and became Roma’s youngest goalscorer in the Champions League this week.
Koeman has included PSV Eindhoven’s Steven Bergwijn, Denzel Dumfries and Pablo Rosario along with Club Brugge midfielder Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld in the first Netherlands…

Justin Kluivert dedicates Roma goal to recovering ex-teammate Abdelhak Nouri

Roma winger Justin Kluivert dedicated the goal he scored on his Champions League debut to former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri, who recently came out of a coma after almost a year.
Kluivert ran to the bench and held up a shirt bearing Nouri’s name and the No. 34 he had worn at Ajax after scoring in the 5-0 win over Viktoria Plzen.
“It was a special evening and I’m really happy,” he told reporters after the match. “I made a special dedication for my goal to my former teammate Appie.”
Nouri, 21, suffered…

Roma complete signing of Justin Kluivert in transfer from Ajax

ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno assesses whether or not Justin Kluivert should choose La Liga or the Premier League as his next career destination. Roma have completed the signing of Justin Kluivert from Ajax for an initial fee of €17.25 million.
The Dutch international, 19, underwent a medical 10 days ago, but an agreement over a permanent transfer was only reached on Friday.
Roma confirmed that bonuses of up to €1.5m will be payable over the course of the five-year contract he has signed with them. Furthermore, Ajax have secured a 10 percent sell-on bonus — up to a maximum of €4m — should Kluivert move on for a fee greater…

Justin Kluivert set to join Roma, leave Ajax against father’s advice

Justin Kluivert is reportedly close to finalising a deal to move from Ajax to Roma.
LONDON — Patrick Kluivert said his son Justin has gone against his advice to stay at Ajax for one more season as the 19-year-old reportedly closes in on an &amp…

Ajax’s Justin Kluivert says he could stay at club despite Manchester United, Tottenham links

ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno assesses whether or not Justin Kluivert should choose La Liga or the Premier League as his next career destination.
Ajax forward Justin Kluivert says he could stay at the club this summer despite speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United and Tottenham.
Kluivert, son of Dutch great Patrick, was vocal in his criticism of the club a few weeks ago, saying that he was being forced to sign a new contract to command a higher transfer fee.
But he has now admitted he is happy at the club and could remain at the Johan Cruyff Arena beyond the upcoming transfer window.

“There are exciting moments coming for…

Justin Kluivert on Netherlands debut: I’m so happy, it was always my dream

Raphael Honigstein explains why the friendly between Germany and Brazil doesn’t carry extra weight as the first meeting since Germany’s 7-1 win at the 2014 World Cup.
Young Netherlands star Justin Kluivert, the son of former Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert, said he is thrilled to have debuted with his national team.
Kluivert came on as a substitute late in the 3-0 friendly win over Portugal on Monday.
Ronald Koeman earned his first win as the Netherlands coach thanks to first-half goals from Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel and Virgil van Dijk.
Kluivert is under contract with Ajax until June 2019 and he has already been linked with a move to some of the most…

Ajax’s Justin Kluivert gets Netherlands call-up as Ronald Koeman names squad

Justin Kluivert is in the national squad for the first time.
New Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has included Justin Kluivert, the son of Dutch legend Patrick Kluivert, in his 33-man preliminary squad for the friendlies against England and Portugal.
Kluivert, 18, who plays for Ajax, was one of seven players given a first call-up by former Southampton and Everton boss Koeman.
Atalanta defender Hans Hateboer, Brugge midfielder Ruud Vormer and AZ goalkeeper Marco Bizot are among the other newcomers in Koeman’s selection.
Manchester United’s Daley is also included…

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