Former Dutch international Wesley Sneijder, speaking on 'Rondo', expressed the belief that 18-year-old Dutch Twente centre-back Ruud Nijstad ought to play for Ajax, PSV, or Feyenoord prior to transferring to a leading European club. Sneijder's reasoning was that players require experience before joining elite teams, where they risk being removed from the team following a small number of poor performances. He would view this as a squandering of the potential of a player like Nijstad. Last summer, FC Barcelona and other European clubs showed interest in Nijstad, but he made the decision to stay at Twente. His father, Maurice Nijstad, informed the Dutch newspaper NRC that his son's decision was based on a feeling that his time there was not complete and a desire to repay the people at the club. After this, Nijstad signed a contract extension until 2029. Nevertheless, the possibility of his involvement in a multimillion transfer in the near future is still regarded as a highly plausible scenario in the Netherlands. Nijstad has not yet received a cap for the Netherlands U21 team and has a current market value of €18.00M, according to Transfermarkt.