PSV star Joey Veerman set to sign for Dortmund with clause activated

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veerman-joey/AgXeAAQR/"]Veerman[/a], 27, has been rumoured to leave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] and was close to joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] in the last two windows, but a deal never materialised for the wantaway star midfielder.[/p][p][i][b][a href="https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/veerman-heeft-transfer-te-pakken-psv-er-op-weg-naar-dortmund"]Voetbal International[/a][/b][/i] reported on Sunday that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a], who'd shown interest earlier in the week, will activate the release clause worth approximately €22 million in Veerman's PSV contract. The clause was valid until August 20th.[/p][p]Veerman, who'll undergo his medical in Dortmund on Monday, spoke about Dortmund's interest following PSV's 2-1 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a] on Saturday, saying the club would have to hurry to activate his clause.[/p][image alt="Joey Veerman's league stats" id="40cbb31c-5b8b-413f-a9c4-b8e3a3cf6179" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="4d5c2504-2a8f-4690-a9ae-8936314ea692" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]"It’s obviously a beautiful club. I’m just waiting to see how it all pans out," [/b]Veerman told [a href="https://www.espn.nl/voetbal/artikel/_/id/17122239/veerman-eerlijk-over-mogelijke-transfer-naar-dortmund-geweldige-optie-voor-mij"][i][b]ESPN[/b][/i][/a]. [b]"You do hear rumours, of course, but in any case, I’m not playing there just yet."[/b][/p][p]The Volendam-born midfielder did not hide excitement at the prospect of joining Dortmund and hoped for PSV's cooperation:[b] "If it comes to that, it would be a brilliant option for me. I’ve been waiting for this for years. I hope they (PSV) will let me do it. I’ve had five wonderful years here. I’ve won eight trophies, I think, so it’s been a fantastic time in any case."[/b][/p][p]In 3.5 years at PSV, Veerman developed into one of the best players in the Dutch Eredivisie. The 27-year-old provided 40 assists in his last three Eredivisie seasons, in which he and PSV won the league every year.[/p][p]In 198 games for PSV, Veerman scored 31 goals and provided 67 assists.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]