The talented winger’s contract at Abe Lenstra Stadion ran until the summer of 2013, and the club management decided to cash in on the offer made by PSV rather than risk losing him on free next year.
Reports from Abe Lenstra Stadion confirm that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh to PSV Eindhoven for a fee of 4.1 million Euros.
The 21-year-old attacker, who started his professional career at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the 2008/09 season, played 62 matches for the Friesland outfit, netting 13 goals while providing a bagful of assists.
His contract with Heerenveen was due to expire in the summer of 2013. The club management wanted to prolong his stay at Abe Lenstra Stadion by offering him a new contract, but the forward was unwilling to extend his contract, leaving
the club no choice but to cash in on PSV’s offer rather than letting him go free next year.
Johan Hansma, the Heerenveen technical director, expressed disappointment at the departure of the exciting young player, but insisted that the club had no other choice.
“Narsingh would not sign an extension with Heerenveen. We did not want to risk losing him on a free transfer next year. He would have just walked out of the door”, Hansma was quoted as saying to the Dutch media.
The Dutch international will reportedly put pen to a long-term contract at Philips Stadion after successfully passing medical.
d**k Advocaat, the PSV head coach, was extremely delighted at the arrival of Narsingh, and revealed that the signing of the young winger will hand him more options upfront.
“I think Narsingh is a good choice. With him in the squad now, we will have more options upfront. He is extremely talented given that he is only 21 years old. He has already made it into the national team. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 will certainly prove
to be a good step in his career in the coming years”, Advocaat was quoted as saying to Voetbal International.
Ajax Amsterdam were also interested in acquiring the Dutchman’s services before the 2012/13 campaign kicks-off. However, the talented winger has himself expressed his desire to join the Eindhoven giants.
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