FC Twente director confirms Barcelona’s interest in 18-year-old defender: ‘Europe’s top eight clubs have enquired’
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9-second readBarcelona’s pursuit of Ruud Nijstad has received a significant boost after FC Twente technical director Erik ten Hag publicly confirmed that the Catalan club are among several European heavyweights monitoring the 18-year-old defender.
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Barcelona’s pursuit of Ruud Nijstad has received a significant boost after FC Twente technical director Erik ten Hag publicly confirmed that the Catalan club are among several European heavyweights monitoring the 18-year-old defender.
Nijstad has emerged as one of the most promising young centre-backs in Dutch football, attracting attention from Barcelona, among other suitors. Speaking about the growing interest, Ten Hag acknowledged that several leading clubs have already made enquiries.
‘’Indeed, there is interest in him. Some of Europe’s top eight clubs have enquired about him,” he said, and Barça is one of them, as per SPORT.
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- Barcelona, FC Twente
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