Arjen van der Heide was officially presented as a Tondela player. The winger, who comes from De Graafschap, signed a contract that is valid until 2029. The cost of the deal for Tondela SAD was approximately 200 thousand euros.

Voetbalprimeur.nl reports that Arjen van der Heide was sold by De Graafschap to CD Tondela.

Voetbalprimeur.nl reports that Van der Heide is close to signing with CD Tondela, who are seventeenth-placed in the Portuguese league. The 24-year-old forward transferred from Roda JC in 2024 for 200,000 euros. The club from Doetinchem will reportedly receive 300,000 euros for the winger.

Arjen van der Heide will join Tondela. The 24-year-old Dutch winger is expected to arrive in the coming days to finalize a transfer that will cost approximately €200,000. Van der Heide, a former Netherlands U-19 international, joins from De Graafschap, a club currently in 3rd place in the Dutch second division, where he was in his second season. The left-footed player, who developed at the Heerenveen academy and also played for Roda, is set to sign a three-and-a-half-year contract. This will be his first time playing outside his home country. The transfer is almost finalized, and following the completion of medical examinations, he will be officially announced as an attacking player available to coach Cristiano Bacci. In the current 2025/2026 season in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, he has made 20 appearances, scoring 4 goals and providing 5 assists. Transfermarkt estimates his current market value to be €350k.