{"id":1112005,"date":"2019-10-22T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1112005"},"modified":"2019-10-23T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:10:32","slug":"jaap-stam-turned-down-summer-approach-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jaap-stam-turned-down-summer-approach-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaap Stam claims he turned down summer approach from Newcastle United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has claimed he was approached by Newcastle United in the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman says he rejected Newcastle \u2013 who eventually appointed another ex-Red Devil, Steve Bruce \u2013 as he had already agreed to take over from Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Feyenoord instead.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why did Stam turn down Newcastle? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Stam has claimed he was approached by Newcastle in the summer.<\/li>\n<li>But the former Reading boss says he had already agreed to join Feyenoord.<\/li>\n<li>After a short spell with PEC Zwolle, Stam took over at Feyenoord at the beginning of the season.<\/li>\n<li>They currently sit 10th in the Eredevisie.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile,\u00a0Newcastle are 18th in the Premier League with Steve Bruce at the wheel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7399272\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stam, who made 127 appearances for Manchester United during his playing career, has managed in England in the past, leading Reading to a Championship play-off final in the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n<p>He was eventually sacked and returned to his native Holland with PEC Zwolle last year before taking over at Feyenoord.<\/p>\n<p>And Stam has now said that he was offered the chance to go back to England in the summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1111755\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ballon-dor-without-messi-ronaldo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111755\" class=\"wp-image-1111755 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Ballon d'Or winners\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-66x37.png 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-620x350.png 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo-940x530.png 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/21125851\/ballon-dor-winners-without-messi-and-ronaldo.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1111755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ballon-dor-without-messi-ronaldo\">Ballon d\u2019Or winners in a world without Messi &amp; Ronaldo<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNewcastle United called me a few days after I signed my contract at Feyenoord,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vi.nl\/nieuws\/stam-bedankte-voor-klus-bij-newcastle-united\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it wasn\u2019t an option straight away. I\u2019m a man of my word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was beautiful and honourable, because people in England apparently know what I stand for as a trainer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Stam&#8217;s comments emerged, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/newcastle-united-refute-claims-approached-17125279\">Chronicle<\/a> has subsequently reported that Newcastle United have refuted the Dutchman&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ballon d\u2019Or 2019 Nominees Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lzi7Ke-Fcgg?start=113&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How have Stam and Bruce started at their new clubs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Stam has made a mixed start to life at Feyenoord. They currently sit 10th in the Eredivisie having won just three of their opening 10 matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, they have only lost two of those 10 games despite failing to keep it tight at the back, conceding 19 goals so far this term.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Newcastle are in the relegation zone in the Premier League but Bruce&#8217;s two league victories have come in impressive fashion against Tottenham and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations are high at both Feyenoord and Newcastle, so improvement will be expected from both Stam and Bruce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has claimed he was approached by Newcastle United in the summer. The Dutchman says he rejected Newcastle \u2013 who eventually appointed another ex-Red Devil, Steve Bruce \u2013 as he had already agreed to take over from Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Feyenoord instead. Why did Stam turn down Newcastle? 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