The French top club pays the Portuguese a total of 3.5 million euros, a record for Casa Pia, which Kluivert took over from FC Dordrecht for a small transfer fee last year.
Kluivert arrived in Lyon on Wednesday evening had to get up early on Thursday for the medical inspection. At the same time, his agent José Fortes Rodriguez smoothed the last folds in the contract. Lyon showed an interest at an earlier stage, but it was on the back burner due to the impending relegation due to financial problems. Now that Lyon is assured of maintaining the place in the Ligue 1, the club has revived the interest.
Patrick Kluivert © ANP/HH
Ruben Kluivert comes from real football family
Ruben Kluivert comes from a real football family. The third son of Patrick Kluivert and Angela van Hulten was picked up by a professional club at the age of 17. It was FC Utrecht that the defender scouted at top amateur club AFC and gave him the chance at Jong FC Utrecht. After 52 duels for Young FC Utrecht and 16 games in the main force, Kluivert continued his career at FC Dordrecht, where he managed to arouse the interest from Casa Pia after one season. His stay in Portugal is therefore limited to one season.
Brother Justin plays with Bournemouth
Father Patrick was a player of Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona, Valencia, Newcastle United, PSV and Lille Losc and played 79 international matches for the Dutch national team, in which he scored 40 times. Patrick Kluivert is currently the national coach of the national team of Indonesia. Brother Justin played for Ajax, AS Roma, RB Leipzig, OGC Nice, Valencia and is currently active at Bournemouth.
The attacker has 8 international matches for the Dutch national team behind his name. Oldest brother Quincy plays for the amateurs of Zeeburgia, after he had smelled professional football at Jong Vitesse without experiencing his breakthrough. The 17-year-old Shane Kluivert, the youngest son of Patrick Kluivert, plays in the youth of FC Barcelona and is Dutch youth international.