Overview
- Fortuna announced the signing of 26-year-old Ole Romeny after a successful medical and the resolution of a work-permit delay, with the deal confirmed between July 11 and July 12.
- Romeny joins from Oxford United, where he made 32 appearances last season and scored once, and he brings international form for Indonesia with four goals in eight caps.
- The club views Romeny as an attacking reinforcement and a successor to Kaj Sierhuis, and he is Fortuna’s fourth summer signing following Sven Simons, Siebe Wylin and the loan of Lequincio Zeefuik.
- Oxford United will not recruit a direct replacement because the English Football League has imposed a temporary transfer ban on the club, leaving manager Aaron Ramsey to work with the existing squad.
- Technical director Joris Mathijsen said he knew Romeny from a prior collaboration and that the player’s domestic and international experience should help Fortuna’s summer rebuild and immediate attacking options.