Soccer Bundesliga - Transfer fixed: VfB Stuttgart sign central defender Hendriks
VfB Stuttgart have completed the signing of Dutch defender Ramon Hendriks. The Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday that the 22-year-old center-back has signed a four-year contract with the club, keeping him at the Mercedes-Benz Arena until June 30, 2028. Hendriks is joining Stuttgart from Feyenoord Rotterdam, who are the German vice champions. Media reports suggest that the transfer fee lies between 700,000 and 800,000 Euro.
Hendriks was previously on loan to Vitesse Arnhem from Feyenoord, who will be leaving the Eredivisie. His contract in Rotterdam was set to run for another two years. The 1.89 meter tall defender won the EURO U17 title with the Dutch U17 national team in 2018. "We trust him to make the leap to the Bundesliga, at the same time we see further development potential in him," said VfB Sport Director Fabian Wohlgemuth.
Statement from VfB Stuttgart
- Ramon Hendriks, the Dutch defender who won the EURO U17 title with the Netherlands, has joined VfB Stuttgart from Feyenoord Rotterdam.
- Hendriks has signed a four-year contract with the Soccer Bundesliga club, keeping him at the Mercedes-Benz Arena until June 30, 2028.
- The German Bundesliga club, VfB Stuttgart, announced the transfer on Wednesday.
- The transfer fee for Hendriks, the center-back from Baden-Württemberg, is reported to be between 700,000 and 800,000 Euro.
- Previously on loan to Vitesse Arnhem, Hendriks was leaving Feyenoord Rotterdam, who will be leaving the Eredivisie, according to media reports.
- VfB Stuttgart's Sport Director Fabian Wohlgemuth stated that they trust Hendriks to make the leap to the Bundesliga and see further development potential in him.
