Champions League hopefuls NEC Nijmegen announce arrival of Dusan Tadic

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tadic-dusan/Ic4oPYSF/"]Dusan Tadic[/a], 37, joins [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a] just one week before the Eredivisie side take part in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers for the first time in club history. NEC finished third in the Eredivisie last season, granting them access to the third round of UEFA Champions League qualifiers.[/p][p]Tadic is best known for his spell at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a], for whom he played between 2018 and 2023. In 241 total appearances, the Serbian scored 105 goals and provided 112 assists. Tadic was one of the key players in the Amsterdam outfit's famous UEFA Champions League run in 2018/19, with Ajax reached the semifinals of that year's tournament.[/p][embed guid="52bbd2ca-5ac0-425f-92d7-ee0838f99b7f" url="https://x.com/necnijmegen/status/2081730144062828768?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Technical director Carlos Aalbers rubs his hands over the arrival of the Serbian veteran.[/p][p]"Sometimes an opportunity arises that you might initially think is out of reach for a club like NEC. Dusan Tadic is just such a player," Aalbers said on the club website.[/p][p]"We believe in a good mix of talent and experience, and Dusan fits that bill perfectly. With his qualities and personality, he brings added value not only on the pitch, but off it as well."[/p][p]Tadic last played for Emirati side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-wahda/21AL1RQp/"]Al Wahda[/a], whom he joined from Turkish giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] in 2025.[/p][p]NEC open their UEFA Champoins League qualifying campaign against Greek giants [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/olympiacos-piraeus/hnzvnHPS/"]Olympiacos[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nijmegen-nRluRF0T/olympiacos-piraeus-hnzvnHPS/?mid=z35yaRcf"]Tuesday, August 4th[/a].[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news LIVE via Flashscore[/a][/h2][image alt="Dusan Tadic's recent career statistics" id="0fa018a4-cde0-435d-b19e-fd9072534348" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="6f775430-11bb-4113-846f-779c5f212439" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /]