According to The Athletic, Borussia Dortmund has made inquiries to AZ Alkmaar regarding Kees Smit. AZ is reportedly asking for 60 million euros for the player. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano stated that Kees Smit will not leave the club this winter and that a transfer is a situation to be monitored for the summer.

According to The Athletic, Man Utd are one of the clubs competing with Real Madrid to sign AZ Alkmaar's Kees Smit. The midfielder is expected to cost €60 million (£52.3 million, $70.6 million) and is also admired by Newcastle United, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Kees Smit is being monitored by all European top clubs. Romano states that Smit will cost at least 45 million euros and that AZ has already rejected higher offers. Romano also mentions that the player will cost more than the reported 40 to 45 million euros. He expects that a winter transfer is unlikely and that Smit is a player to monitor for the calendar year 2026.

Voetbalprimeur.nl reports on Kees Smit's ambitions for a future transfer, stating he wants to move to a foreign top club in the summer of 2026 or by 2027 at the latest. The midfielder revealed that he hopes to make a significant career move after six months to a year and a half, and that a domestic transfer is almost ruled out, with a move abroad anticipated. Smit aims to generate a transfer fee of around thirty million euros, which would make him AZ's most expensive outgoing transfer. The report also mentions that Borussia Dortmund has already shown interest in the player, who has a contract with AZ until mid-2028.