{"id":91548,"date":"2025-07-15T00:14:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/barca-or-madrid-bidding-for-dutch-pearl-kees-smit_313540_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:34:32","slug":"barca-or-madrid-bidding-for-dutch-pearl-kees-smit_313540_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/barca-or-madrid-bidding-for-dutch-pearl-kees-smit_313540_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Bar\u00e7a or Madrid? The battle for Kees Smit, the star of AZ Alkmaar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kees Smit was the top scorer and MVP of the U-19 Euro with the Netherlands. The 19-year-old midfielder shines at AZ Alkmaar and is already in the orbit of Bar\u00e7a and Madrid. How much would his transfer be worth?<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football-soccer\/fc-barcelona.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona\">FC Barcelona<\/a> and <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/real-madrid\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/real-madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football-soccer\/real-madrid.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Real Madrid\">Real Madrid<\/a> could engage in a new battle in the market for the transfer of the new Dutch &#8216;pearl&#8217;, <strong>Kees Smit<\/strong>. The 19-year-old midfielder won the U-19 European Championship with the &#8216;Orange&#8217;, being chosen as the best player and top scorer of the tournament (he scored 4 goals).<\/p>  <p>Although he has only played one season with the first team of AZ Alkmaar, the latest information indicates the interest of &#8216;cul\u00e9s&#8217; and &#8216;merengues&#8217; in a footballer with a very interesting <strong>talent, projection and personality<\/strong>.<\/p>  <p>Despite the market rumors linked to his future, <strong>&#8216;Keessie&#8217;, as he is known in Holland, is clear that the best thing for his career is to first establish himself in the Eredivisie<\/strong> before thinking about making the leap to a big club.<\/p>  <h2>Kees Smit &#8216;passes&#8217; on the first approach from Madrid: Is he waiting for Bar\u00e7a?<\/h2>  <p>&#8220;First I want to show here that I can do well and be important. <b>The interest of Barcelona and Real Madrid is positive, but if I go there, I don&#8217;t know how many times I will play<\/b>,&#8221; the player commented in a chat with &#8216;HLN Nieuws&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;I liked seeing it and reading about it, maybe they are the biggest clubs in the world. <strong>But there is still nothing concrete, just interest<\/strong>,&#8221; Smit added. For the moment, the midfielder has a couple of goals and assists with the first team of AZ in 31 matches.<\/p>  <div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UEFAMensYouth\/status\/1942614662945857556\"> <blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So cool from Kees Smit \ud83e\udd24<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/hashtag\/U19EURO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#U19EURO<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/OnsOranje?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OnsOranje<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/en\/ycLvfTRjKB\">pic.twitter.com\/ycLvfTRjKB<\/a><\/p> \u2014 UEFA Men&#8217;s Youth (@UEFAMensYouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/UEFAMensYouth\/status\/1942614662945857556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote>  <\/div>  <p>In that sense, the player from Heiloo does not hesitate to be self-critical about his first season in the Dutch elite, although he is confident of significantly improving his performance in 25\/26.<\/p>  <p><strong>&#8220;The potential is there, but in terms of goals and assists, it has not been excellent yet<\/strong>. I could have scored more. This season will be different, but I have to start playing to prove my worth,&#8221; added &#8216;Keessie&#8217;.<\/p>  <h2>The price of Kees Smit, affordable for the big clubs in Europe<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kees smit euro sub 19 2025\" data-id=\"1505939\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-aee3b97ed436d41ccd67e4ce5b9ab676.webp\" title=\"kees smit euro sub 19 2025\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">kees smit euro sub 19 2025<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>Real Madrid wanted to anticipate with a low offer, but both the midfielder and his club rejected the option. At the moment, the player is priced at around 5 million euros in Transfermarkt and, although his clause has not been revealed, <strong>it is rumored that he could leave for around 25 &#8216;kilos&#8217;, although he has a contract until 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>  <p>As for his characteristics, he is <strong>a creative midfielder, very skilled with the ball, with a good shot<\/strong> with his right foot and a specialist in organizing his team&#8217;s game. Not in vain, he says that his main references are Andr\u00e9s Iniesta and Kevin De Bruyne, the latter with whom he also shares a physical resemblance.<\/p>  <p>Although Bar\u00e7a has this position well covered with <strong>Pedri and Gavi<\/strong>, a future move for Kees Smit is not ruled out, as long as his clause remains affordable.<\/p>  <p><strong>Madrid, on the other hand, has many more urgencies<\/strong> to sign a midfielder with these characteristics, since with the departures of Toni Kroos and Luka Modric they lack a &#8216;playmaker&#8217;. 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