Nicolas Lodeiro sold to AZ Alkmaar

The young Uruguayan footballer Nicolas Lodeiro, one of the revelations of 2009, is about to move his football at the old continent: AZ Alkmaar reached an agreement in principle with National to keep the player in exchange for 9 million dollars.

The Netherlands team won the tug of war to a larger home, Ajax, who was also interested in taking the services of Nico, but the offer made by the Amsterdam was much lower and in addition, the AZ is ready to leave National Lodeiro in until after the World Cup so he can play both the championship and the Copa Libertadores.

Of the nine million who will pay for AZ, five will be in cash. The sum total of the operation may increase in future, because National was included in the agreement a clause for a future share sale.

Good investment of the AZ in one of the most promising youth of the continent. And good choice of Lodeiro, as football Dutchman is a good stopover, a place to match the pace of European football and then make the leap to a senior league.

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