Until the end of the season
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Olivier Deman is leaving SV Werder Bremen. After the Bundesliga club confirmed on Sunday that the 24-year-old would miss the friendly against Twente Enschede because he was released for talks with another club, the Belgian’s new club reported completion on Monday; He’s going on loan to Royal Antwerp FC until the end of the season.
There were already signs of a departure in the winter after the Belgian was on the pitch for just 79 minutes this season – last year it was 1,741. The left-footed player had already lost his regular spot on the wing to Felix Agu (25) in the second half of the season. With the signing of Derrick Köhn (25) from Galatasaray, the chances of playing time continued to shrink. In addition, Issa Kaboré (23) from Manchester City is another full-back about to move to the Weser.
“Olivier understandably wants more playing time, which we cannot currently guarantee him at Werder. Therefore, we complied with his wishes and agreed to a loan. We hope that Olli will gain as much match practice as possible at a high level in Antwerp. He will then return to us in the summer,” emphasized Peter Niemeyer, head of professional football at Werder.