Ex-Premier League ace received cup closing medal whereas in sizzling tub with glam singer WAG

Watford defender Wesley Hoedt was compelled to overlook a cup closing – however loved a sizzling tub expertise along with his girlfriend as an alternative.

The ex-Dutch worldwide got here to prominence in 2017 when Southampton acquired the centre again for £15million from Serie A facet Lazio. While his time within the Premier League by no means reached the heights anticipated of him, he went on to achieve a cup closing with Royal Antwerp after shifting to the Belgian facet on mortgage in 2019 from the Saints.

Taking on Anderlecht within the closing, Hoedt, 29, disappointingly missed out because of Covid as the ultimate, which was initially scheduled for March, was postponed to August which by then spelled the top of the defender’s mortgage on the membership.

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Hoedt mentioned: “The final was supposed to be in March but football shut down and by the time it started again, my loan spell was over.” While he missed out on lifting the trophy, each cloud has a silver lining and in Hoedt’s case, it was a particularly silver lining as he watched the ultimate from a sizzling tub in Ibiza with attractive WAG, Emma Heesters.

The Dutch singer, who’s been courting the footballer since 2020, thought he’d be livid that he wasn’t in a position to play as Hoedt added: “She said, ‘Your blood must be boiling you’re not able to play’. I had the feeling that it was still my team. I was happy they won the game. If they had lost and I couldn’t have helped them, it would have been even worse.”

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The 28-year-old determined to rejoice the event by ordering a cake whereas Royal Antwerp despatched Hoedt a reproduction of the cup in addition to a mannequin which Hoedt mentioned sparked a “very strange feeling”.

The Dutchman has discovered new life at Watford the place he is been an ever-present determine this season, beginning in all 28 league video games for the membership. He had a shot of redemption this previous weekend when the Hornets took on Southampton within the FA Cup fourth spherical with the sport ending 1-1.

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A replay might be performed at St Mary’s Stadium the place Hoedt admitted he had “really painful” emotions about the way in which his tenure on the membership got here to an finish when Ralph Hassenhuttl was appointed supervisor in 2018 following the sacking of Mark Hughes.

“But the way it all played out was really painful for me,” he admitted. “When Hasenhuttl came in, he made very strange decisions. I’m the first one to look in the mirror and say, ‘Wes, could you have done better?’ That’s on me, that’s my responsibility. But the way they treated me, that’s on them and him.”