Feyenoord’s Jordy Clasie set to move to Southampton

jordy clasieEnglish football club Southampton is poised to sign Feyenoord midfielder Jordy Clasie for a fee of around €12m, the Telegraaf and website Voetbal International say on Wednesday.

The move, if finalised, will reunite the 23-year-old with his former Feyenoord coach Ronald Koeman. The Telegraaf says Clasie is due in England on Wednesday to agree final details.

Clasie’s contract with the Rotterdam side runs until 2018. According to the Daily Mail, Newcastle United was also interested in the Dutchman.

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