Borussia Dortmund have reportedly agreed a deal to sign PSV star Joey Veerman on a €21.5million transfer.
The midfielder will sign a five-year contract with the BVB and is set to undergo a medical on Monday, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on X.
Having withdrawn from the race for Said El Mala last week, the Bundesliga giants have been quick to find an alternative and wasted no time in getting him on the books too.
Veerman's arrival continues Dortmund's massive squad rejig ahead of the 2026-27 season, having already announced four new signings before him.
A central midfielder by trade, the 27-year-old had grown to become a star at PSV while enjoying a strong run last season too.
Here are three key reasons why Veerman could be a fabulous signing for Borussia Dortmund:
1) Dortmund add an experienced personnel to their ranks
Having only roped in players below 20 years of age, Dortmund's squad was becoming increasingly young. If the side are to seriously compete for trophies on all fronts, it's imperative for them to have experienced personnel in their ranks and Joey Veerman gives them exactly that.
At 27, he's currently in the prime of his career and has elite-level European footballing experience too, having spent eight years in the Dutch Eredivisie. Over the last five seasons, Veerman garnered 197 caps for PSV while contributing 98 goals (scoring 31 and teeing up another 67). Additionally, the midfielder brings a slice of international experience too after having made 16 appearances for the Netherlands.
2) Dortmund's midfield gets another creative spark
Konstantinos Karetsas appears to be settling to life well after two promising displays in the preseason but he won't have to shoulder the burden of the creative mantle all by himself anymore.
Veerman is not only a deep-lying midfielder, he's capable of creating from deeper areas too. So Kovac gets a midfielder who can pick out runners and switch plays without getting forward much.
3) Dortmund get a genuine tempo-setter
Veerman's ability to dictate plays from the deep means he could be a valuable figure in terms of managing a game's tempo: the Dutchman can slow down proceedings when the opposite side sits deep, or get Dortmund on the attacking foot with one clean vertical pass.
Jobe Bellingham would also have the freedom of making more forward runs and join up attacks, giving him the liberty to express himself more freely in the attacking areas while using his dynamism to create meaningful goalscoring opportunities.
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