Borussia Dortmund confirm signing of PSV midfielder Joey Veerman

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] reportedly get approximately €22 million for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veerman-joey/AgXeAAQR/"]Veerman[/a], 27, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a] activated his release clause. Veerman has signed a five-year contract in Dortmund.[/p][p][b]“Borussia Dortmund is a major club in Europe, and I’m proud to now be a part of it," [/b]Veerman said on Dortmund's club website. [b]"I’m thrilled to be here and look forward to celebrating successes together with BVB.”[/b][/p][p]The 16-time Netherlands international joined PSV from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heerenveen/EDjXSyWG/"]sc Heerenveen[/a] in January 2022 and grew into one of the best players in the Eredivisie. Veerman was renowned for his playmaking abilities and recorded at least 10 assists in five of his last six Eredivisie seasons.[/p][embed guid="4d853178-0b6d-4f45-9588-e026306ba015" url="https://x.com/BlackYellow/status/2089639665326248293?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Veerman has been vocal about wanting to leave PSV and play abroad, but a move never materialised despite interest from the likes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a].[/p][p]In 198 games for PSV, with whom Veerman won the Eredivisie title the last three years in a row, the Volendam native scored 31 goals and provided 67 assists.[/p][p]Borussia Dortmund director Lars Ricken said Veerman's signing fits perfectly with the club's strategy this transfer window. [/p][p][b]"Joey is a player whose skills will be of enormous help to us. We have deliberately focused our transfer activities this summer on central midfield, because with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gross-pascal/trpxfbO3/"]Pascal Gross[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ozcan-salih/2sPPKXyd/"]Salih Ozcan[/a], we’ve lost two players there since the start of the year - and we plan to use Emre Can in central defence once he returns to the team."[/b][/p][h2]'Magical years'[/h2][p]In a final goodbye to the fans on the PSV club website, Joey Veerman looked back on his successful four-and-a-half years in Eindhoven.[/p][p][b]“Where shall I start? I’ve won eight trophies here, played in some fantastic European matches, made friends for life, become a player for the Dutch national team, my children were born here in Brabant, and I could go on and on,” [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"PSV and Brabant have come to feel like home to my whole family and me. They were magical years, in every respect."[/b][/p][embed guid="f87698c3-20f9-4629-908a-e9048a41d4e3" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/2003851990888247643?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Veerman has not hidden that he saw a move to Borussia Dortmund as an ideal step, discussing it after PSV's 2-1 win at Excelsior last Saturday, and he expressed his excitement again.[/p][p][b]"Sometimes an opportunity comes along that you simply have to seize. Borussia Dortmund is a perfect example of this. For me, this is the next step I’ve always dreamed of, and I’m really looking forward to it. I’m going to do everything I can to make this adventure a success,"[/b] Veerman said before closing with an emotional statement.[/p][p][b]"At the same time, there are so many people at PSV whom I’m going to miss. I’d like to thank everyone for an unforgettable time. And I’m sure we’ll see each other again very soon."[/b][/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]