Super Eagles midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf joins New England Revolution in the MLS on a deal until 2027, with a club option for a further year, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
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The 24-year-old joins the US based club from Belgian First Division A giants Royal Antwerp after three years in Belgium.
According to MLS insider Tom Bogert, the deal is worth over $2 million.
The Revolution's Sporting Director, Curt Onalfo, hailed Yusuf's arrival, stating, "Alhassan is a talented player with title-winning experience in the prime of his career. His competitive drive, excellent vision and passing, and tenacious tackling will all raise the level of our team."
Head Coach Caleb Porter echoed Onalfo's sentiments, saying, "Yusuf is an athletic, box-to-box central midfielder that has all the qualities we look for in our double pivots. He is very complete on both sides of the ball and will bring ball winning defensively and verticality to our attack."
Yusuf has played in 195 career matches (over 13,500 minutes) where he has tallied 6 goals, 16 assists and 26 yellow cards.
He has 7 caps with Nigeria and made 116 apps for Antwerp.
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