Agree with you that he's been clearly our best CB this season, which takes some saying. Not going to get PotS though, although comfortably in second place for me.
That list has some quality players, as does the Dutch (potential) squad, and JPvH warrants his place in that company.
Depends what he wants. I'd be surprised if we play less than 50 games next season -- given that the public statement is that we're going for four competitions -- and that will probably mean that a player with the profile of Van Hecke would get game time in the rough region of 20 of them. Also...