Dutch defender De Vrij joins Lazio
This handout photo released by the SS Lazio Press Office shows Lazio's new defender Stefan De Vrij (left) of the Netherlands posing with his new jersey next to SS Lazio owner and president Claudio Lotito in Rome on July 31, 2014, after De Vrij was signed by the team. PHOTO | MARCO ROSI | AFP
What you need to know:
- The 22-year-old, who starred in the Netherlands' run to finish third at the World Cup, arrived in the Italian capital on Monday night and passed a medical on Tuesday.
- De Vrij had also been linked with Manchester United, where his former national team boss Louis van Gaal recently took charge.
ROME
Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij has left Feyenoord for Lazio, the Italian Serie A club announced on Thursday.
"I am happy to be at this club, all the more so as Lazio had been following me for a long time. They wanted me before the World Cup and it is the best choice for me," said de Vrij at a press conference.
The 22-year-old, who starred in the Netherlands' run to finish third at the World Cup, arrived in the Italian capital on Monday night and passed a medical on Tuesday.
Reports in the Italian media say that Lazio will pay Feyenoord a transfer fee of 8.5 million euros (£6.74m, $11.4m).
De Vrij had also been linked with Manchester United, where his former national team boss Louis van Gaal recently took charge.
He has agreed a four-year deal worth a reported annual salary of 1.3 million euros.
