Miodrag Pivas’ loan move from Newcastle United to Willem II is not going to plan so far.The 19-year-old defender arrived at Newcastle from Serbian side FK Jedinstvo Ub in the summer on a five-year deal before being loaned out to Dutch side Willem II for the 2024-25 season. But half a season into his loan spell in the Netherlands and Pivas has been limited to just nine minutes of Eredivisie football with his last substitute appearance coming in October.
His two starts for the club have been in the KNVB Cup against Genemuiden in October and Noordwijk in December. After being an unused substitute for eight successive league matches, Pivas was left out of the Willem matchday squad entirely for the 1-1 draw with Feyenoord over the weekend.
The Gazette understands Pivas is still at Willem II and is expected to see out his loan spell at the club as things stand despite limited first-team opportunities. The transfer of Pivas was compared to that of Yankuba Minteh after Newcastle plucked the winger from Odesne for a low fee before loaning him out to the Eredivisie with Feyenoord.
