Complex sentence: Verlinden was born in Brussels and began his career playing in the youth teams at Club Brugge and Standard Liège before joining English club Stoke City in the summer of 2015 for a fee of €40,000.
Split into simpler sentences: Verlinden was born in Brussels and began his career playing in the youth teams at Club Brugge and Standard Liège. In summer 2015, he joined English club Stoke City from Standard Liège for a fee of €40,000.