Filip Kostic has agreed a two-year contract with PSV Eindhoven following his departure from Juventus. The deal was reported by Fabrizio Romano, citing Eindhovens Dagblad journalist Rik Elfrink, and additional confirmed by Novosti. The 33-year-old Serbian winger joins PSV as a free agent after his contract in Turin expired this summer time, with SoccerNews reporting that he was with out a membership and that PSV will signal him on a transfer-free foundation.
Kostic spent 4 years at Juventus, profitable the Coppa Italia throughout that spell. A number of golf equipment pursued him this window – AEK Athens, coached by compatriot Marko Nikolić, have been a critical possibility – however Kostic opted for Eindhoven over a return to Greece. Negotiations ran by means of his agent Alessio Ceccarelli, with PSV’s two-year supply on the desk for a while earlier than the Serbian dedicated, in response to Rik Elfrink of the Eindhovens Dagblad.
PSV fill a persistent hole on the left flank
PSV had been searching for a left-side resolution after Anass Salah-Eddine declined a everlasting transfer and returned to AS Roma, whereas PSV additionally missed out on Mats Rots, who was bought by FC Twente to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Kostic’s versatility throughout the complete left flank – succesful as a winger, wing-back, or left midfielder – appealed strongly to the membership’s management, in response to SoccerNews.
His earlier Eredivisie expertise, having performed for FC Groningen between 2012 and 2014, means he’s no stranger to Dutch soccer. Earlier than his departure from Juventus, his profession path took him by means of Radnički Kragujevac, Groningen, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Eintracht Frankfurt. PSV shall be relying on Kostic’s expertise to contribute to the Dutch champions’ ambitions, with the 33-year-old described by SoccerNews as arriving in high situation and bringing appreciable expertise and professionalism to Eindhoven.
