Terence Kongolo has signed for Huddersfield Town on a permanent basis after the Premier League side broke their transfer record to lure the Dutchman back from Monaco.
Netherlands international Kongolo – who arrived on loan in January – has signed a four-year deal for a fee reportedly worth £17.5million.
Kongolo joined Ligue 1 outfit Monaco on a five-year contract ahead of the 2017-18 season but he only made three appearances before he was loaned to Huddersfield.
And the 24-year-old – who can play centre-back and left-back – impressed David Wagner and Huddersfield during the final five months of the Premier League campaign, amassing 17 appearances as the Terriers avoided relegation.
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Terence is sporting the new home kit for the 2018/19 season.
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Kongolo told the club: I have a good feeling, I think it was two months ago since I was last here. I have a good feeling, I ve signed for the club and I m happy to move forward.
The Premier League is one of the best competitions in the world. I learnt a lot off the coach, the team was good, and we stayed in the Premier League!
It was 2015 my last game for the Netherland and Ronald Koeman told me it s important to play games so you can grow. I played games at Huddersfield and they saw I did well so that s why they ve involved me now.
I m so happy that we ve brought Terence back as a permanent Huddersfield Town player ahead of the 2018/19 Premier League season. His signing is a big statement for this club, Wagner added.
We knew he was a top, top player when we brought him in on loan in January; you don t play for the Netherlands in a World Cup and win the Dutch league with Feyenoord otherwise. However, his performances in our shirt exceeded our expectations.
