Kevin van Veen needs a 'life-changing' fee to leave Motherwell, says boss

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Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell says Kevin van Veen will only leave the club in the summer if they receive a “life-changing” fee.Kettlewell says he and the Dutch striker are comfortable with the situation, and would be “amazed” if a Scottish club could come up with money that would tempt either party.But he says if any serious offer comes in for the 25-goal striker, or any other player, they will hear about it directly from him.He said: “I’ve had many conversations with Kevin on a personal level, manager to striker, all those different things, and the one thing that we both agree on is that he’s extremely happy here, the club is really happy with him, the supporters love him.

I love working with him on a daily basis.“But there always comes a cross-point where if somebody puts a ridiculous offer in front of you, sometimes you’re in a situation where the club have to profit from it.“I would be safe to say it has been a challenging year for the club, financially; we don’t want to get rid of the player, but sometimes an offer can come forward that you can’t say ‘no’ to.“The one thing I do know is the only way Kevin would ever be happy about leaving this club is if he felt it was some sort of offer that would be life-changing for Motherwell.“If it’s not, then Kevin van Veen will remain a Motherwell player.“I think we’re all very comfortable, in our own skin, that’s how that situation sits.”Kettlewell added: “We’ve never spoken about anything, but I would be amazed if a club in Scotland could come up with the money that we would be thinking about for Kevin van Veen.“Again, I’m not wishing Kevin’s career away from here, and this is where he’s so categoric – as it stands, unless somebody was able to put life-changing money