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FC Twente confirm transfer of Michel Vlap to Qatari side Al Ahli

Michel Vlap has moved to Al Ahli with immediate effect
Michel Vlap has moved to Al Ahli with immediate effectYannick Verhoeven, Parallax Pictures / Alamy / Profimedia

FC Twente have confirmed the departure of midfielder Michel Vlap, who joins Qatari side Al Ahli with immediate effect.

Vlap has signed a three-year contract at Al Ahli, where he'll join Julian Draxler and former Southampton midfielder Ibrahima Diallo. Al Ahli reportedly paid €2 million for the 28-year-old Vlap.

In a club statement, Al Ahli, who finished fourth in last season's Qatari Super League, write that the signing of Vlap was "based on a technical vision based on the team's needs in the offensive aspect."

Vlap, who was being linked to a move to Russian giants Spartak Moscow earlier this summer, joined FC Twente in 2022 from Belgian side RSC Anderlecht. The offensive midfielder played a total of 162 games for FC Twente, in which he scored 20 goals.

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