Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts

Monday, 8 December 2008

United Flop Has "Unfinished Business" In The Premier League

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Former Manchester United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba has claimed that he has “unfinished business” in the Premier League, with the combative midfielder open to a move to West Ham United, who are reportedly keen on the Cameroon International from Odense BK in Denmark.

27-year-old Djemba-Djemba spent two years at Old Trafford after arriving from French side Nantes in 2003, but failed to live up to his reputation and was sold by Red Devils boss Sir Alex Ferguson to Aston Villa in 2005, with the midfielder only making 20 league appearances for United.



Djemba-Djemba also failed to make an impression at Villa Park and was sent out on loan to Championship side Burnley before being sold by the Villans to Qatar SC in 2007, where the midfielder only made one appearance before joining Odense in 2008.

However, Djemba-Djemba has shown the type of form in Denmark that prompted Ferguson to pay £3.5million for him and has now attracted the attention of new Hammers manager Gianfranco Zola, who is keen to bring the midfielder back to the Premier League.

Djemba-Djemba told Sky Sports: “I am having a good season.

“I lost my way a bit when I signed for Manchester United, but I am a good player. You don't play alongside Roy Keane and Paul Scholes if you are a bad player.

“West Ham, are interested, I've heard, so that means I am having a good season.

“I have unfinished business with the Premier League, so who knows? It would be good to go back there and prove myself.”

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

Spurs & Arsenal Join Liverpool In Race For Danish Starlet?

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are set to join Liverpool in the race to sign FC Copenhagen defender Mathais Jorgensen, according to the Daily Star.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez has been tracking 18-year-old Jorgensen for some time now and was alerted to Jorgensen by Jakob Friis-Hansen, who had previously advised Benitez on Daniel Agger and Nicola Savic, with the pair already at Anfield.

“I have previously advised Liverpool over two Danes, with Daniel Agger and Nicola Savic, both of whom they purchased and are almost too happy with,” said Friis-Hansen to Sporten.dk in August.

“I gave them Mathias Jorgensen's name a long time ago and Liverpool are wild about him. They are keeping very good track of him.

“Liverpool see him as a very promising youngster, like I do, and clearly just like a player who will play for the Danish national team for many years to come.”

However, it now appears that Benitez will face stiff competition from Spurs and the Gunners, with all three Premier League sides keen to bring Jorgensen, who won his first senior cap for Denmark last week against Wales to the Premiership.