FC Midtjylland sign former Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart
Former Real Madrid and Tottenham midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has signed for Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland on a two-year contract the club have confirmed.
Van der Vaart, 33, had been without a club since leaving Real Betis at the end of last season and spent the summer working with a personal trainer in Amsterdam.
The former Netherlands international had been in the crowd alongside his agent to watch Midtjylland qualifying for the Europa League.
#EverythingIsPossible in #FCMidtjylland – Welcome Rafael van der Vaart @rafvdvaart #sldk pic.twitter.com/940sYZV1BE
— FC Midtjylland (@fcmidtjylland) August 10, 2016
The former Ajax, Real Madrid, Tottenham and Hamburg player told the club’s official website: “The wait has been long, but now I’m an FC Midtjylland player, and I am really pleased. I am looking to get started in the club and meet my new team-mates.
“It is a young team with many young players and a good academy. I am by now an experienced player, so I hope I can help them with my experience. I am convinced that it will be a perfect match.
“Physically I feel good, but of course I lack a little. I want to play football, and I am glad therefore also to get started with the training.”
