Young Serbian midfielder Aleksandar Stankovic has joined Club Brugge from Inter Milan.
The Belgian club confirm the teenage midfielder’s arrival on their homepage. He has arrived on a permanent deal, although Inter reportedly have a buyback option as part of the terms of the sale.
Aleksandar Stankovic came through Inter Milan’s youth academy. The Serb is the son of legnedary former Nerazzurri and Lazio midfielder Dejan Stankovic.
In recent years, the young midfielder has emerged as one of the outstanding talents in Inter’s youth teams.
Therefore, last season the Serb joined Luzern on loan. This was his first opportunity in the senior game.
And it proved to be a successful loan spell. Stankovic was even named as Luzern’s player of the season for last campaign.
Luzern had a purchase option as part of the loan deal for Stankovic. Therefore, it was little surprise that the Swiss club took advantage.
However, Inter also had a buyback option. Therefore, they signed the 19-year-old right back.
There were a few clubs to have shown an interest in Stankovic this summer.
Among these were Stuttgart and Wolfsburg from the Bundesliga.
However, it was Club Brugge who jumped to the head of the queue. And now, they have successfully agreed a deal with Inter for Stankovic.
Brugge do not officially announce the transfer fee. However, reports widely indicate that it is in the region of €10 million.
Meanwhile, it is also widely reported that Inter have insisted on a buyback option in the deal. This would be for in the region of €25 million, and is active for the next two summers.
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