“Merijn Zeeman will start as the new director of AZ after this cycling season.”

broke down Merin Zeman goes Visma | Leave your bike rental for an adventure in the world of football, specifically in Arizona. BNR journalist Jaap de Groot released this news on Tuesday evening. Zeman works as team captain, coach and sporting director at Visma | For several years he rented a bike and its predecessors, and is partly responsible for the successes that have made Jumbo-Visma the best cycling team in the world.

Cycling News of Zeman's imminent departure has now been confirmed as true. According to our source, Zeman will finish this cycling season with Visma| Rent a bike and you won't move to AZ until the end of the year. The news has not yet been circulated within the team.

in BNR Zeman did not want to respond in an initial response (“that cannot be answered now”) regarding a possible transfer. In the past, Zeman has often been linked to a managerial position in football. This is how his name was mentioned at FC Twente in early 2023. Last month, the name of the sporting director of Visma | Renting a bike has also been linked to AZ. General Manager Robert Einhorn will leave the club from AZ Alkmaar after this football season.

In mid-March, Zeman spoke to Cycling He noted that he “has not yet been contacted” by AZ, despite those rumours. “I haven't been contacted yet. They can always call me, but whether I answer that is another matter. It doesn't matter,” Zeman said during the documentary about Jumbo-Visma's successful 2023. He added last month: “I definitely think I “I'd like to move into football at some point, but that's not there at the moment.”