Sporting Director of Belgian topflight side Cercle Brugge, Rembert Vromant has highlighted on the reasons why they finally decided to sign Ghanaian midfielder Lawrence Agyekum on permanent basis and are very optimistic of his great development
The 21-year-old has joined Belgian Pro League side Cercle Brugge on a four-year deal from Austrian Bundesliga side RB Salzburg, the club have announced.
After spending the entire season on loan at the Jan Breydel Stadium, the Bruges-based club have now exercised their purchase option of making the loan deal permanent by handing him a contract that would keep him at the club until 2029.
Speaking after his signing, the experienced football administrator hailed the former WAFA midfielder as a versatile player
"He is a versatile midfielder with technical qualities that fit well into our playing style. We have great faith in his further development and look forward to the coming seasons together.”
Agyekum, who was strongly linked with a move to French clubs Strasbourg and FC Nantes ahead of the summer window, has been an outstanding performer for the Green and Black after featuring in 44 games by netting 2 goals and assisting 2 across all competitions in this current 2024-25 campaign.
He currently boasts of one cap with the Ghana Senior Men's National Team, the Black Stars at the international level.
