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Ex-Njube High pupil signs for Belgian giants Club Brugge
20 Jun 2017 at 13:27hrs | Views
FORMER Njube High School pupil and Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has completed a move to Belgian giants Club Brugge on a four-year deal today after completing his medicals.
Brugge was quick snap him from the jaws of Turkish club Galatassaray. Another Belgian club Anderlecht and German club Wolfsburg were after the signature of Nakamba. Brugge will play in the Uefa Champions league next season.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who joined Netherlands topflight side Vitesse in 2014 from French outfit AS Nancy, had to cut short his holiday and leave Bulawayo for Belgium on Sunday to conclude his move.
Nakamba, whose contract with Vitesse was set to expire at the end of the 2017/18 season, passed the medicals at Club Brugge.
The former Bantu Rovers' star had a stellar 2016/17 season for Vitesse, with his performance at the Dutch topflight side winning him admiration from the club's fans, who voted him their second best player of the season. He lost to striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel for the top prize.
Nakamba established himself as a vital cog at the Dutch outfit and won his first silverware in Europe when Vitesse collected a major trophy for the first time in their 125-year history by beating AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Cup final.
Because of his consistent performances at Vitesse, Nakamba became a subject of intense speculation early this year, with reports from the Netherlands linking him with a move to English Premier League side Everton, as well as Turkish giants Galatasaray and Belgium's Anderlecht.
The was also linked to German sides Hamburger SV and Wolfsburg.
Brugge was quick snap him from the jaws of Turkish club Galatassaray. Another Belgian club Anderlecht and German club Wolfsburg were after the signature of Nakamba. Brugge will play in the Uefa Champions league next season.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who joined Netherlands topflight side Vitesse in 2014 from French outfit AS Nancy, had to cut short his holiday and leave Bulawayo for Belgium on Sunday to conclude his move.
Nakamba, whose contract with Vitesse was set to expire at the end of the 2017/18 season, passed the medicals at Club Brugge.
Nakamba established himself as a vital cog at the Dutch outfit and won his first silverware in Europe when Vitesse collected a major trophy for the first time in their 125-year history by beating AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Cup final.
Because of his consistent performances at Vitesse, Nakamba became a subject of intense speculation early this year, with reports from the Netherlands linking him with a move to English Premier League side Everton, as well as Turkish giants Galatasaray and Belgium's Anderlecht.
The was also linked to German sides Hamburger SV and Wolfsburg.
Source - Byo24Sports
