Lazio,de Vrij: "It hurts me leaving this way, I will be forever grateful to Lazio and the fans"

After news broke that Lazio and Stefan De Vrij could not reach an agreement and the player would be leaving the club, he took to his personal Instagram account to send a message to the fans: "It has been a very difficult period full of speculations on my future to come to this point that nobody desired. Unfortunately we were not able to find a satisfying agreement for both parties due to various reasons. I understand the disappointment of the Lazio fans very good and it hurts me leaving this way. Even though I am very happy and feel at home here, sometimes we need to get out of our comfort zone to achieve our desired goals. I will be forever grateful to Lazio and to the fans for always being there for me, for the trust and opportunities given. I have always tried to demonstrate that by giving the best of me and I will keep doing that until the end. Thank you, Stefan."