Sydney van Hooijdonk will play for Norwich City in the next six months, the club announced through official channels. The 23-year-old striker is rented from Bologna, where he hardly had any playing time. Norwich has also negotiated an option to purchase. He likes, thus Football International in any case 'a sum of millions'.
On Tuesday it was announced that Norwich would most likely become Van Hooijdonk's new employer. The Breda native was at a dead end in Italy and only played 382 minutes (spread over 11 games) this season.
FC Twente also had Van Hooijdonk on its list, but ultimately decided to work with Myron Boadu. An exchange deal with AZ, in which Van Hooijdonk had to serve as a substitute for Jens Odgaard, collapsed due to a preference for Norwich City.
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Van Hooijdonk must help the Championship club in the hunt for promotion. That will probably have to go through the play-offs there the Canaries currently tenth in the league.
Norwich is no less than eighteen points behind Ipswich Town, which occupies second place – the minimum requirement for direct promotion. Places three to six entitle you to participate in the play-offs for the last Premier League ticket.
Although the exact sum is not clear, know VI that Bologna can earn 'a sum of millions' in a permanent transfer. It is also said to be 'very likely' that the option will be exercised.
Van Hooijdonk still has a contract with Bologna until mid-2025. He joined the club in two and a half years – although he was loaned out to SC Heerenveen for a year and a half – only making sixteen matches and one goal.
In Heerenveen service, Van Hooijdonk produced 26 goals in 54 matches. Three years ago, Bologna paid 750,000 euros for him to NAC Breda, the club where he was trained.
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