{"id":4013,"date":"2026-04-14T05:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4013\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T05:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:11:33","slug":"chelsea-and-barcelona-monitoring-twente-teenage-defender-ruud-nijstad-as-contract-talks-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4013\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea and Barcelona monitoring Twente teenage defender Ruud Nijstad as contract talks loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European giants circling for Twente prodigy<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">According to reports from Dutch publication <\/p>\n<p>Barca pause pursuit over asking price<img  width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">While the allure of Stamford Bridge or the Spotify Camp Nou is significant, the Dutch outfit are not prepared to let their prize asset leave without a fight. Nijstad has already made 20 senior appearances, contributing one goal and one assist. Consequently, Twente are demanding a fee of around \u20ac8 million for the teenager. Because of this \u20ac8m valuation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/barcelona-guayaquil-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a> have currently decided to pause any move. They consider the price tag excessive at this stage of his development, meaning the Catalan club have placed the situation on hold rather than abandoning their long-term interest entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Twente desperate to secure a long-term stay<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">The club hierarchy in Enschede are already moving to consolidate their position regarding the promising youngster. Twente have the player under contract until June 2027, but they are fully aware that his current terms might not ward off interest from the wealthiest teams. Therefore, they are keen to extend his contract further. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/eredivisie\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eredivisie<\/a> side hope that a lucrative new deal and a clear pathway to regular senior football will convince him that his immediate future remains in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/soccer\/netherlands-men-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netherlands<\/a>. For a club that prides itself on youth development, losing him early would be a significant blow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">&#8220;It\u2019s either extend or leave, I think,&#8221; Nijstad recently said to <\/p>\n<p>Decision time for the starlet<img  width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-ace7f8b6=\"\">Looking ahead, the ball is firmly in the player&#8217;s court. He must choose between the stability of his current environment and taking a high-risk leap to an elite international academy. With contract talks looming and European heavyweights continually monitoring his progress, a definitive decision on his next career step is expected soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European giants circling for Twente prodigy According to reports from Dutch publication Barca pause pursuit over asking price&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,942,2116,2937,85,2938,2257],"class_list":{"0":"post-4013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-barcelona","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-chelsea","10":"tag-ecuadorian-primera-a-liga-pro","11":"tag-international-friendlies","12":"tag-laliga","13":"tag-netherlands","14":"tag-ruud-nijstad"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}