Vålerenga and FC Utrecht agree on a transfer for forward talent Mees Rijks. The 20-year-old is in place in Oslo and will be in royal blue for the next three years.
– It feels very good to be here. I have had an incredibly good first impression of the club, and I already feel at home, he says after being introduced to the entire playing group and coaching staff.
As mentioned, Rijks is brought in from FC Utrecht, where he had a contract until 2024. The forward underwent the medical test at the Intility Arena on Monday morning, and sporting director Joacim Jonsson is very pleased to have secured the year’s first signing.
See clips from his first training session here
– We get a player who is on the way up and forward, with great potential. He has a good physique, is very hardworking and has great energy in his game, he says and continues:
– Mees is a player we have followed over time, and also been and seen live. He fits in well with the way we want to play, and his personality fits well with the group we are building.
Rijks comes from a half-played season in the Netherlands and is ready to contribute to training and matches from the start. The ambitions of the boy with age-specific international matches are crystal clear.
– I hope to help Vålerenga back to the Eliteserien. That is the most important thing. I am a hard-working striker who does everything for the team, and tries to create chances both for myself and others, he says.
Get to know Mees better here: