Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Joey Veerman from PSV Eindhoven for a fee of around €22m, with the move coming after the German club triggered a release clause written into the Dutch midfielder's contract. The 27-year-old passed a medical before signing a five-year contract running until the summer of 2031, ending a four-and-a-half-year stay in Eindhoven that began when he joined from SC Heerenveen in January 2022.
Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac and sporting director Nils-Ole Book had been tracking Veerman since 2024 and moved once it was clear he could be signed for the release-clause fee. He gives Kovac a central midfielder comfortable sitting in front of the back four but capable of stepping into possession, switching play across the pitch and picking out runners from deeper areas — exactly the kind of controlling, creative presence Dortmund have wanted in midfield.
PSV's director of football Earnest Stewart called Veerman "a footballer with unique qualities we would have loved to see shine in a PSV shirt for years to come", while manager Peter Bosz, who worked at Dortmund himself earlier in his career, said he understood the move but that losing Veerman "would certainly be a loss". Veerman leaves as one of the club's most decorated recent players: three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups and three Johan Cruijff Shields across nearly 200 appearances, plus 16 caps for the Netherlands earned largely on the back of his form in Eindhoven.
He arrives on the back of a strong 2025-26 season, in which he made 30 Eredivisie appearances, scored eight goals and finished as PSV's fourth-highest scorer, with 22 goals and assists combined. Those numbers, built on his passing range and end product from midfield, help explain why Dortmund were prepared to pay the clause rather than negotiate a cheaper deal.
At Dortmund, Veerman is expected to operate as the deeper of two central midfielders, giving more advanced teammates licence to press higher and attack space in behind. Kovac has been after an experienced, technically assured player who can keep the ball under pressure and get attacks moving quickly, and Veerman's record of running games from deep at PSV points to him settling into that role from early in the season.
The transfer is part of a busy summer of business at Dortmund as Kovac reshapes his squad. For Veerman, it is his first move into one of Europe's top five leagues, and a chance to test himself in the Bundesliga and Champions League after establishing himself as one of the Eredivisie's most creative midfielders.
