NEC is signing 21-year-old Norwegian attacking midfielder Isak Hansen-Aarøen from Werder Bremen on a permanent transfer. According to Sky Sports Deutschland journalist Florian Plettenberg, the clubs have reached an agreement, and only the final details are currently being discussed before the Norwegian travels for his medical examination. The transfer fee is not yet known. Hansen-Aarøen joined Werder Bremen from Manchester United in the winter of 2024, and Ajax had also shown interest in him just before his move to the German club. His contract with Werder Bremen is set to expire in June 2027, and he has been capped 14 times for the Norway U21 team, scoring 3 goals. The player has a current Transfermarkt market value of €800k and spent the previous season on loan at Aalborg BK.