Toon Gerbrands calls the course of events around Eran Zahavi and Jordan Teze ‘dubious’. Just before departure from Eindhoven Airport, PSV received a call from the Cypriot authorities that the two are not welcome in the country.
Zahavi and Teze have a corona history and had to stay at home, otherwise the entire team would have to be quarantined upon arrival in Cyprus. In that case, the Europa League match between PSV and Omonia Nicosia would also be canceled. “It is dubious what is happening here,” said Gerbrands, PSV’s general manager The Telegraph.
“We were due to fly at ten o’clock and at ten minutes to ten we received a phone call from Cyprus,” continues Gerbrands astonished. “We immediately called UEFA. They agreed with us on all points, after all, we always and everywhere act according to the guidelines. But we were also told that if we took the gamble towards the authorities there and indeed would must, as there is a regulatory loss. “
Zahavi and Teze left the plane headlong, after which PSV took off without the attacker and defender. Gerbrands promises that PSV will ‘do everything it can’ to get the two to Cyprus, probably with a private plane. “Whether it is worth it? We will certainly do that, if that can reasonably be arranged.”
Gerbrands now thinks his own. “We are talking about fair play, complying with all the rules set by the league, but we are quite opposed here by the authorities. I don’t really believe in coincidence about that sort of thing. This is a very special situation. “
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