Laros Duarte can now call himself a player of FC Groningen. The 24-year-old midfielder comes from Sparta Rotterdam and signs a contract for four seasons in the Euroborg, it became clear on Tuesday. Duarte, who had a continuous contract with Sparta until mid-2022, had been on the list of the scouts of the club for some time. Pride of the North. It General Newspaper recently reported that the transfer fee is 650,000 euros.
“Laros is a good, all-round midfielder with all the necessary experience in professional football,” explains technical director Mark-Jan Fledderus on the club site. “His talent in combination with his age means that, in our view, he fits perfectly into our vision of the ideal age structure of a player group. We think that Laros can take steps in his development and that he can continue to grow in Groningen. We would like to help him with that. Laros immediately brings the quality that we can use for our midfield. We are happy with his arrival and wish him a lot of success at FC Groningen.”
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Laros Duarte signs with FC Groningen for four years.
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Duarte went through the youth academy of Sparta, where he was noticed by PSV. After having spent two seasons mainly in Jong PSV, the midfielder returned to Rotterdam. Duarte leaves Sparta with 59 official matches to his name. In addition, the acquisition of Groningen played for various youth teams in the Netherlands. He is seen as the successor of Azor Matusiwa, who continues at Stade de Reims.
It is the third time on this final day of the transfer market that Groningen presents an asset. Earlier this Tuesday, the arrival of defender Yahya Kalley (IFK Göteborg) and attacker Sebastian Tounekti (Bodö/Glimt) was announced. On Monday, the club secured the services of Lucas Gomes, who transferred from FC Porto on a free transfer.
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