Ruben Kluivert is leaving Casa Pia for Ligue 1. On Friday night, Olympique Lyon announced that he will be joining the team. The 24-year-old defender will thus participate in the Europa League the following season. For a while, it appeared that Lyon would compete in Ligue 2, but that penalty was ruled out.
In the past, Kluivert played for the Dutch teams FC Utrecht and FC Dordrecht. Last summer, the footballer paid €200,000 to sign with Casa Pia, a Portuguese squad. This is the most recent move for the well-known football family. His father is the manager of the Indonesian national team, his brother, Justin, plays for Bournemouth, and his younger brother, Shane, is a member of Barcelona's development system. Ruben Kluivert has committed to Lyon until the summer of 2030 after joining for €3.7 million. Bonuses might raise this sum by an additional €600,000. Fifteen percent of any future transfer profit is due to Casa Pia.