Voetbalprimeur.nl reports that NEC have signed Adam Tahaui from Vitesse. The twenty-year-old attacking midfielder joins from the regional rivals and has signed a four-season contract at De Goffert, running until the summer of 2030. The report states that NEC’s interest in Tahaui was deliberately kept quiet for a long time because of the rivalry between the clubs. After the impending transfer leaked last week, the Morocco youth international, on the advice of the Arnhem club, skipped a friendly against Roda JC. The deal is now complete.

Vitesse player Adam Tahaui has been in talks for months about a possible transfer to arch-rival NEC. The potential move leaked on Friday afternoon, leading Vitesse's club management to advise Tahaui to go home. Tahaui had been scheduled to play in a friendly match between Vitesse and Roda JC Kerkrade but was sent home after the leak. He is set to undergo a medical examination at NEC on Saturday and can sign a four-season contract. De Gelderlander reports that both parties realized absolute discretion was necessary during the talks. Vitesse is facing a budget shortfall and welcomed the transfer income. The club management eventually agreed to the transfer, although a sale to NEC is sensitive. NEC will pay approximately 650,000 euros for Tahaui, and Vitesse has negotiated a 10% sell-on percentage.

NEC is set to sign twenty-year-old Moroccan-Dutch midfielder Adam Tahaui, considered one of the important players from their rival Vitesse. The transfer is almost complete after an agreement in principle was reached between the clubs on a Friday, following weeks of negotiations. The deal, which includes a resale percentage, is reportedly worth approximately 650,000 euros for the midfielder, who had one year remaining on his contract. The transfer is contingent on Tahaui passing a medical, after which he is expected to sign a four-year contract. ESPN reports that NEC outbid FC Utrecht for the player, whom they viewed as an alternative for Sami Ouaissa. Tahaui has a current Transfermarkt market value of €500k and has been capped once by the Morocco U23 national team.