Kevin van Veen: Possible Motherwell return 'comes down to money'
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Kevin van Veen (left) finished last season with 29 goals
Stuart Kettlewell "would love" to bring Kevin van Veen back to Motherwell, but says there will need to be "an awful lot of water under the bridge" for the move to happen.
The Dutch striker, 32, returned to his homeland with Groningen in June and has scored five goals so far this season.
Van Veen scored 40 goals over 83 appearances at Motherwell between 2021 and 2023.
"In simple terms all this comes down to money," said Kettlewell.
"If there was an option there, there would be a lot to talk about in terms of what the financial package would look like and whether Motherwell could afford that because we know Kevin took up a massive opportunity to better his financial situation and hopefully for him it was to better his career.
"Whether that becomes an option to Motherwell or not, there would need to be an awful lot of water under the bridge."
Manager Kettlewell, whose side are eighth in the Scottish Premiership a nine-game winless run, has kept in touch with Van Veen since the striker's departure.
"I have a terrific relationship with Kevin," he explained. "I didn't just like Kevin as a player, I liked him as a guy.
"There has been contact between myself and Kevin, purely on a personal basis, because I understand he is going through a challenging time.
"We have seen there's been a string of poor results and Kevin has probably been the marquee signing for Groningen, so undoubtedly at times he will bear the brunt of that.
"There certainly has been contact between myself and him but there has been for a period of time.
"Would I want a top quality striker at the football club? Of course you would. Someone whose last act in the Scottish game was to score his 29th goal, you would love that person at your football club. I make no secrets about that."
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