Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Netherlands international midfielder Mats Wieffer from Feyenoord.
The 24-year-old joins after signing a five-year contract until 2029 at Amex Stadium.
He follows Yankuba Minteh as a new arrival under recently-appointed head coach Fabian Hurzeler.
We are pleased to announce the signing of Netherlands international Mats Wieffer from Feyenoord on a contract until 2029! 🤝
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Technical director David Weir said: “We’re delighted to welcome Mats to the club, a player whose qualities we have admired for a long time.
“He has a lot of experience in the Champions League as well as the Eredivisie and has developed into one of the best deep-lying midfielders in Europe.
“We obviously have Dutch players here already in Bart Verbruggen, Jan Paul van Hecke and Joel Veltman and I’m sure they will help Mats settle into the club. We’re looking forward to helping Mats’ career develop with Brighton.”
Brighton have been keen to strengthen in central midfield and on the right side of the defence after making 19-year-old Gambian winger Minteh their first signing of the summer transfer window for £30million from Newcastle United.
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They are also interested in Rayo Vallecano’s Romania international right-back Andrei Ratiu, who joined the. La Liga side from Huesca last summer.
Wieffer, meanwhile, had an impressive individual season at Feyenoord as he helped the club achieve a second-placed finish in the Eredivisie last season.
He scored five goals and assisted three times in 29 league matches in 2023-24 and has earned nine caps for the Netherlands at international level.
Brighton will be using the summer to prepare for their opening 2024-25 Premier League match against Everton, which takes place on Saturday, August 17, followed by clashes against Manchester United and Arsenal in the same month.
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