Nice sign Dutch veteran midfielder Sneijder

Nice Aug 8 (IANS) French football club Nice has announced the signing of Dutch veteran attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder on a free transfer from Turkish outfit Galatasaray.

Sneijder passed his medical for the Ligue 1 club early Monday and signed a one-year deal with an option for another year reports Efe.

The Dutch international s contract with Galatasaray expired June 30.

Sneijder 33 is set to wear the No.10 jersey at Nice according to the Ligue 1 web site.

After starting his career in 2002 at Amsterdam-based AFC Ajax Sneijder went to win La Liga and the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid and was part of a Champions League title squad at Inter Milan before joining Galatasaray.

He has represented the Netherlands 131 times.

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