Market at the right time
For Henrik Tønder, the head of Vejle Boldklub, who sold the young striker Wahid Faghir to Bundesliga clothes Stuttgart for around DKK 50 million, “the overall goal has been to create stability in our economy”.
Rasmus Klarskov Storm, head of research at the Sports Analysis Institute, confirmed the economic turmoil in connection with the pandemic.
“The football economy is booming again after COVID-19. “It is very likely that there has been a loss of revenue, so the clubs may have made an extra effort to sell players to bring in money this summer,” said Storm.
Rune gives Denmark a miss
The young tennis player Holger Rune takes a break from the national team. Ranked 145th in the world, the 18-year-old Dane has given up his place on the Danish team ahead of an upcoming Davis Cup match against Thailand. Rune said he would crack the top 100 in the world rankings, a position that ensures direct qualification for the Grand Slam tournaments.
Accompaniment finished with Astana
The 36-year-old cyclist Jakob Fuglsang will end his long period with the Kazakh racing team Astana, which he had ridden with for nine years. He explained that he was convinced that he could not reach his best level and has signed with the Australian outfit BikeExchange from 2022. He will be the second Danish rider on the team and will join Christopher Juul-Jensen.
Zanka goes to London
Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jørgensen has transferred to Premier League start-up Brentford on a free transfer for a one-year contract (one-year option). The move comes in the wake of the former FC Copenhagen defender’s contract with Fenerbahçe being terminated. The 31-year-old has won 35 international matches for Denmark and was a member of the Danish team during Euro 2020 and the World Cup 2018 in Russia.
Johan PP makes it two
The Danish rider Johan Price-Pejtersen won the U23 European singles start in Trento, Italy, and completed the 22 km course in 25 minutes and 35 seconds. Riding for the Uno-x team, this is the second time the 22-year-old wins the title.
Dreyer’s lovely debut
Anders Dreyer enjoyed a memorable start to his time with Russian club Rubin Kazan, by scoring a hat-trick on his debut. He opened the scoring less than two minutes after kickoff and got two more in the second half to help secure the 4-1 victory. It is the first time in Russia’s top flight history that a player scores a hat trick in their first match. Dreyer signed from FC Midtjylland last month.
Braithwaite until 2022
Following his injury against Getafe on August 28, Barcelona striker Martin Braithwaite will now have surgery on his knee. The injury forced him to retire from the internationals in early September, and some media outlets report that he will likely be out for four months.
Oiled up to success
The Danish squad for cycling World Cup is finished. Anders Lund has completed his choice for the road race, with Mikkel Bjerg, Andreas Kron and Mads Würtz Schmidt the last riders. The coach said “we are obviously not the only strong team. But […] there is still a chance for a Danish world champion ”.
Sepp calls it a career
Former Danish national team coach Sepp Piontek has finally retired from football at the age of 81! The German, who helped return Denmark’s national team fortunes in the early 1980s and led Denmark’s legendary 1986 side, had coached Denmark’s Old Boys team for three decades. Piontek said goodbye in style, with a 13-0 victory in a friendly match.
DBU eyes Parken relocation
The national football association DBU has announced that it will move the team’s headquarters from Brøndby to Parken Stadion – FC Copenhagen’s 38,000 capacity space. A working group has already received an amount of DKK 2 million from the City of Copenhagen and Parken Sport & Underholdning to start investigating a possible move. Logistically, the move makes sense, as the national team plays most of its home games in the Park.