Heracles Almelo have strengthened their defence for next season with the signings of free agent Bart van Hintum and FC Eindhoven’s Dario van den Buijs.

Van Hintum, left PEC Zwolle for Turkish side Gaziantepspor last summer but returns to Netherlands a year later as a free agent. The 30-year-old left-back has signed a two year-deal in Almelo.

Van den Buijs only had one year left on his contract with Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven, and has signed for Heracles for a small fee. The 21-year-old Belgian centre-back played 67 times in the Dutch second tier, scoring ten goals. He has signed a three-year contract with the option for another.