Fulham's Bryan Ruiz Seeks Permanent PSV Switch

Bryan Ruiz, PSV Eindhoven’s on-loan Costa Rican forward, has indicated his desire to remain at the Eredivisie club beyond his current deal as he looks for a permanent exit from Craven Cottage.

Ruiz made the temporary switch to the Philips Stadion in January after then-manager Rene Meulensteen deemed the 28-year-old an unnecessary member of the Fulham setup. His brief time with the Eindhoven club, which has included four goals and two assists, has been a major success, and the attacking player is very eager to complete a permanent switch this summer.

This is Ruiz’s second spell in Eredivisie. The first was a fruitful two-year stint at FC Twente, which is what alerted Fulham to his services in the first place. During his stay with the Enschede club, the Costa Rican star scored 24 league goals during their title-winning campaign of 2010 and additionally played a significant role in helping the club to the KNVB Cup just 12 months later.

His time in England has been far less prosperous, though, and as Fulham prepare for an almost certain relegation to the Championship, Ruiz would certainly welcome a permanent departure.

However, per Gerrit van Leeuwen of Sky Sports, the player still has a year to run on his contract at Craven Cottage and has vowed to respect the wishes of his parent club—regardless of which division they are in next season. Nonetheless, Ruiz did not hide from the fact that he would love to remain in Holland.

The temporary PSV man told Fox Sports Eredivisie, via van Leeuwen, “I am really happy here at PSV. They have a new project for next season to become champions with a strong squad. I would like to be part of that.”

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PSV remain in the hunt for automatic Europa League qualification but are currently fifth in the Eredivisie standings after suffering back-to-back defeats during manager Phillip Cocu’s absence. The 43-year-old is currently recovering from surgery, as reported by the team's official website.

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