Brighton sign Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen for £16.3m
Brighton sign Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht for £16.3m as club announce transfer with Simpsons-themed reveal video
- Brighton have signed Netherlands Under-21s goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
- The 20-year-old becomes the Seagulls’ fourth major signing of the summer
- Verbruggen was named Anderlecht’s player of the season for 2022-23
Brighton have signed Netherlands Under-21 goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen from Anderlecht for £16.3m.
The Premier League club announced the transfer with an amusing Simpsons-themed video, playing on the fact he shares his first name with Bart Simpson.
The clip begins with ‘The Signing’ instead of ‘The Simpsons’ before Verbruggen can be seen writing ‘I will sign for Brighton’ multiple times on a whiteboard like the troublesome Simpson does in the opening of the iconic TV show.
20-year-old Verbruggen has signed a five-year contract at the Amex Stadium.
Verbruggen was named player of the season at Anderlecht last term despite only breaking into the first team in December.
Brighton have completed the £16.3m signing of Anderlecht goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen
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He helped the club reach the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League and made his debut for the Dutch Under-21 side last month. He also earned a senior call-up in March.
Seagulls head coach Roberto De Zerbi said: ‘I am very pleased to have signed Bart.
‘He is used to playing a type of football similar to ours and he will have no problem fitting into our group.
The Seagulls announced the signing of the man named Bart with a Simpson-themed clip
The 20-year-old stopper made his debut for the Dutch Under-21 side last month
‘He has the potential to become a very important player for the club in the coming years.’
Verbruggen began his career with hometown club NAC Breda and has also represented his country at Under-18 level.
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