‘We are no satellite club’ – Vitesse defend ‘good relationship’ with Chelsea

In an interview with Goal, the Dutch club’s sporting director, Johannes Spors, reveals how their partnership with the Blues really works

Vitesse sporting director Johannes Spors has denied that the Eredivisie outfit are Chelsea’s “satellite club”, explaining that the pair merely have a “good relationship”.

The Blues have sent 29 players to Arnhem on loan deals over the past decade, including England international Mason Mount, and those regular exchanges have created the idea that Vitesse are a ‘feeder club’ for the Premier League giants.

However, Spors insists that the Dutch side are merely benefiting from the fact that their owner, Russian businessman Valeriy Oyf, is on good terms with Chelsea supremo Roman Abramovich.