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Philippe Sandler quits Man City after ZERO league appearances in three-and-a-half years to join Dutch giants Feyenoord
PHILIPPE SANDLER has quit Manchester City for Dutch giants Feyenoord after making ZERO league appearances in three-and-a-half years.
The centre-back was on loan at City's sister club Troyes in Ligue 2.
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But after making just two appearances for the French outfit, his loan deal was cut short.
Sandler has now left City for free to return to his native country to play for Feyenoord.
The 24-year-old has until the end of the season to impress the Dutch giants, and if he does there is an option to extend his stay.
On the move, Feyenoord sporting director Frank Arnesen said: "The Netherlands is familiar territory for Philippe.
"Due to his years abroad, he comes back as a more experienced player.
"In addition, he has become physically stronger. We expect that he as a player and we as a club will benefit a lot from that.
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"We had to look very specifically and creatively in this transfer window at how and in which positions we could strengthen the selection – taking both the short and long term into account.
"The fact that we managed to bring in a pure central defender as a reinforcement just before the transfer deadline is very nice and makes us less vulnerable in that line too."
Sandler's best spell in club football came at Dutch outfit PEC Zwolle, where he played 33 times before moving to the Etihad.
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