Quincy Promes wants to return to the Netherlands as soon as possible, according to reports from De Telegraaf following an upcoming interview of the 33-year-old attacker with RTL Boulevard.

The now Dubai-based winger wants to defend himself in court against convictions for stabbing a cousin and involvement in cocaine trafficking.

Promes has been in the UAE since 2024. The Netherlands previously made an extradition request, but that has not yet come to fruition. According to his new lawyer Cem Polat, the former FC Twente, Ajax, Sevilla, Spartak Moscow, and Oranje player hopes to find a solution.

Polat will file a suspension request on Tuesday, so that Promes can come to the Netherlands without being arrested. The 50-time international also wants to be able to travel freely during the appeal process, so that he can continue his professional career.

He promises to cooperate fully and to undergo a prison sentence if one is imposed on him, reports De Telegraaf. In addition, Promes wants to educate vulnerable young people about the dangers of getting involved in the criminal environment.

“I’m not going to lie that I miss the Netherlands very much and would like to come back. People have also often said that I am on the run, but I have been trying to get in touch with the justice system for some time to solve it,” he said in an interview with RTL Boulevard, which will be broadcast on Monday evening.

The Public Prosecution Service wants Promes to serve his sentence as soon as possible and sees no point in lifting the order of detention. The winger is blamed for not showing up for the hearings.

“I had contractual obligations to my club Spartak Moscow,” Promes said about this. “When I found out that my case was in the Netherlands, I was already abroad, so it was difficult for me to make that choice and travel to the Netherlands. I can’t bite the hand that feeds me at that moment. That’s not how I am.”

Promes was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for stabbing his cousin. According to the judiciary, he was also involved in large-scale drug trafficking.

When asked whether he is guilty, Promes does not have an answer. “These are substantive questions that I cannot comment on, on the advice of my lawyer.” He does call the case “a dark cloud that constantly hangs over your head.” “When it is all over, I will take responsibility for whatever the law decides. I respect the legal system.”

In a response to De Telegraaf, the Public Prosecution Service remained unforgiving. “What is most important to the Public Prosecution Service at this moment is that he has been convicted of serious criminal offences and that there is an order from the court that he must be detained. It is important to the Public Prosecution Service that the order is executed. At this moment, we say: if he comes to the Netherlands, he must be detained.”