Bundesliga 2 - Fortuna goal scorer Tzolis moves to FC Brugge
Second-league top scorer Christos Tzolis is leaving Fortuna Düsseldorf and joining Belgian champion FC Brugge. The football club made this known. With the financial plan of Düsseldorf thus being disrupted. However, an agreement of silence was reached regarding the conditions of the transfer.
The club had signed Tzolis on a permanent deal this summer for approximately 3.5 million Euro from Norwich City and included an exit clause in the contract. According to reports in the media, the Belgians could therefore sign the goalscoring winger, who scored 22 goals in the previous season, for approximately six million Euro.
Despite the sporting loss, the Düsseldorfers are satisfied with the deal. "It happened as expected. Sportingly, we would have preferred to keep Christos with us. Economically speaking, it is a necessary and positively assessed transfer for Fortuna," said Fortuna's board member Klaus Allofs.
Tzolis' departure from Fortuna Düsseldorf to FC Bruges signifies a significant shift in the Soccer Bundesliga 2 team. Born in Düsseldorf, he has contributed significantly to the city's soccer scene in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The departure of the top scorer from Bundesliga 2 to a Soccer Bundesliga team might bring some changes to Düsseldorf's strategy in the upcoming season.
