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to a Dutch provincial newspaper, the "Brabants Dagblad",
Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling is close to signing a contract with Feyenoord
. The two clubs have agreed terms and theb transfer fee for the 25
year-old forward, whose contract at the Abe Lenstra stadium runs till the
summer of 2003, is said to be €5 million Euros. It's possible that the
Swedish forward John Elmander will be part of the deal but whether he'll
be sold or hired out to Heerenveen remains unclear. For Lurling it's a
dream come true to play for Rotterdam's finest and, according to the
newspaper report, he's going to be rounding off the deal during talks with
Feyenoord in 2 weeks time.
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