Dutch striker De Jong leaves Twente for Gladbach
File photo shows FC Twente’s Luuk de Jong (right) celebrating his goal against Zenit St Petersburg with teammate Emir Bajrami during their Europa League soccer match in Enschede March 10, 2011. – Reuters picROTTERDAM, July 18 — Twente Enschede striker Luuk de Jong has agreed on a five-year deal to join Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach, the Dutch league club said on their official website (http://www.fctwente.nl) today.
The 21-year-old Dutch international, who joined Twente in 2009 after coming through Graafschap Doetinchem’s youth system, was reported in the media to have moved for a US$18.32 million (RM57.88 million) transfer fee. – Reuters
