Memphis delays joining the Dutch squad after having his passport stolen | OneFootball

The Dutchman Memphis Depay, from Corinthians, postponed his presentation to his national team for an unusual reason. According to the Dutch football federation itself, the striker had his passport stolen and, because of this, was unable to board his flight from Brazil to join the Oranje squad on Sunday night.

Memphis will still report to the national team at a later date. After a period away from the pitch to recover from a right thigh edema, the number 10 returned to Corinthians in the victory against Mirassol this Saturday, when he played for 15 minutes.

Regret from the coaching staff

Ronald Koeman, coach of the Netherlands, expressed regret over Memphis's absence and emphasized that he hopes the Corinthians striker can join the squad as soon as possible.

“This is very unfortunate, especially for Memphis, but also for us. Naturally, we wanted to start preparations for this FIFA date with the full squad. At the same time, this is a situation beyond our control. We hope he can travel and join us at the training camp as soon as possible,” said Koeman.

Memphis Depay – (Photo: Rodrigo Coca / Agência Corinthians)

Upcoming fixtures

The Netherlands has two matches in the October FIFA international window. First, the Oranje faces Malta this Thursday, away, at 3:45 p.m. (Brasília time). Then, on Sunday, Memphis's team hosts Finland at 1 p.m. at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam.

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