Bournemouth forward Justin Kluivert has again heaped praise on the club and the stability they’ve provided him in a winding career to date.
Kluivert has been speaking to De Telegraaf, relayed by Ajax Showtime, about his career to date and one thing Bournemouth have given him that others could not/
The Dutch forward joined the Cherries in a €10.8m deal from Roma in July last year and has proven to be a big hit under Andoni Iraola so far.
The move to the south coast was the latest in what has been a winding route around Europe so far for the 25-year-old which started at Ajax and has seen him play for Roma, RB Leipzig, OGC Nice and Valencia before Bournemouth.
He struggled to find any sort of stability after emerging at Ajax and leaving for Roma in a €17.25m deal in 2018, spending the next five years on loan with the aforementioned clubs.
Bournemouth is his first permanent switch since that move to Italy in 2018 and he believes he’s benefitting from the stability the Cherries have been able to offer him.
“At the age of 25 I have already played in all the top 6 competitions: at Ajax, AS Roma, RB Leipzig, Nice, Valencia and now Bournemouth,” he said.
“If I’m right, I’m the only Dutch person who has ever managed to do that. The fact that I have been everywhere will be a nice story for my grandchildren. But now I’m happy to have the stability of Bournemouth. And I also have peace off the field.
“At Ajax it was easy, because we often had eighty percent possession of the ball, so I didn’t have to do much defending.
“But when I play against Manchester City with Bournemouth, we don’t have the ball sixty percent of the time. Then I have to work hard. And at Valencia every match was a battle. At Bournemouth I grew on and off the field. I’m comfortable and I’m important with goals and assists.”
