PSV have announced the signing
of Marco van Ginkel from Chelsea on a five-month loan deal after the
Dutchman ended his temporary spell with Stoke City.
Van
Ginkel moved to the Britannia Stadium on a one-year loan deal at the
start of the season, but the midfielder
was mainly warming the bench in
recent months after losing his starting berth.
The
23-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by Stoke manager Mark
Hughes and PSV, who sit top of the Eredivisie, have jumped at the
opportunity to lure him back to his homeland.
"PSV and I have been in touch for a while. They kept on persisting and that gives a lot of confidence," Van Ginkel said.
"Chelsea
preferred a move to another Premier League club last summer and I
played a lot of games early on. But the manager then started making a
few changes and I didn't get much playing time any more. That's why I
wanted to leave for PSV.
"I am happy that Chelsea
gave the move the green light. I still have a contract for two and half
more years with Chelsea and my goal remains to play for them.
"But
I am fully focused on PSV now. Winning the Eredivisie is the main
priority, but there's also the KNVB Beker and the Champions League."
The
Dutch champions were keen to bring in an extra midfielder
following Andres Guardado's hamstring injury, with the Mexico
international facing an indefinite spell on the sidelines.
PSV,
who have lost only once in the league this season, attempted to sign
Van Ginkel ahead of the 2015-16 campaign and have now got their man.
The Netherlands international came through the ranks of the Vitesse youth academy, before joining Chelsea in 2013.
A
serious knee injury kept him out of action for the majority of his
first season at the Blues, while he spent last term on loan at AC Milan.
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