Eanna Clancy has turned down a number of offers in the Premier Division to sign for Dutch outfit VVV-Venlo.<\/p>\n
The UCD captain has been impressive in the First Division and had the pick of a number of options as his time with the Students came to an end.<\/p>\n
The defender has opted to move to the second tier in the Netherlands on a two-year-deal.<\/p>\n
Clancy began his career with Sligo Rovers, playing as a 17-year-old before taking up a scholarship with UCD.<\/p>\n
He said: “I am very happy with this step to VVV-Venlo. After my years at University College Dublin, I was ready for a new challenge and the opportunity to play football in the Netherlands immediately appealed to me.<\/p>\n
“The conversations with the club have given me a good feeling and I think this is a nice environment for me to develop myself further. I look forward to getting to know my team-mates and the staff and to play in De Koel for the first time.”<\/p>\n
Clancy is the latest departure from Belfield after Se\u00e1n Murphy made the move to Shamrock Rovers earlier this month, although the 18-year-old defender will stay with College, on loan, until the end of the season.<\/p>\n
Luke O’Regan is also off to Tallaght, after his loan with the Students ended, while attacker Mikey Raggett has joined UNC in Charlotte.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday Derry City, one of the teams chasing Clancy, added 25-year-old English defender Brooklyn Lyons-Foster from HJK Helsinki in Finland.<\/p>\n
Lyons-Foster primarily plays as a right-back and spent his early career with Tottenham, coming through their academy system.<\/p>\n
He was a regular in the Premier League 2 side and was twice named on the bench for the Spurs first team during his time there.<\/p>\n
Lyons-Foster moved to Finland in February 2024 and appeared over 50 times for the Helsinki side, playing Champions League and Europa League football.<\/p>\n
He went straight into the Candystripes squad for their Conference League qualifier against Rejika in Croatia.<\/p>\n
His brother Kodi plays for Coleraine, who face Helsinki in the Conference League this evening.<\/p>\n
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