After 20-year-old Dutch centre-forward Bouke Boersma impressed at De Graafschap, his agent, Len Koeman, engaged in numerous video calls with interested clubs, including Sampdoria, Karlsruhe, and Go Ahead Eagles. Koeman stated that KV Mechelen's technical director, Tom Caluwé, then made contact. The agent explained that Mechelen was an appealing prospect as a team that competes for the top six in Belgium. The transfer was completed for a fee of over one million euros. The player has a contract with the Belgian club until June 2029 and a current market value of €450k, according to Transfermarkt. In January 2026, it was reported that both Go Ahead Eagles and the Italian club Avellino made offers of €1,000,000.