Liverpool signs Nikola Saric

[Jezzman]

Ahead of Barca and Spurs, according to the Danish news site bold.dk *click*

 

Give me an hour or two and I'll translate the article

 

Dansk stortalent til Liverpool

 

Nikola Saric skifter fra Herfølge til Liverpool på en treårig kontrakt. Kun lægetjekket mangler, før Saric skriver under.

Storklubberne har stået i kø uden for Herfølges Sportschef, Per Ruds, dør. Alle har de villet have fingre i det 17-årige stortalent Nikola Saric, der tidligere er blevet tilbudt kontrakt af både Tottenham og Barcelona.

 

Nu har stortalentet imidlertid fundet sin fremtidige klub. Herfølge er blevet enige med Liverpool om en transfersum, der ifølge Dagbladet Køge er på mellem tre og fem millioner kroner, og en kontrakt kan underskrives tirsdag, når Saric har været gennem lægetjekket.

 

- Det er en enestående mulighed for mig. Jeg skal træne med de store navne derovre, og får tid til at udvikle mig på reserveholdet, og jeg er meget glad for udviklingen på det her, for det har været en meget hård sæson for mig, siger Nikola Saric til Dagbladet Køge.

 

- Jeg føler, at tiden og jeg er moden til nye udfordringer, og vi har gået og ventet på den rigtige klub. Den kom nu, og så er det bare med at komme af sted. Selvfølgelig vil jeg savne vennerne og klubben, men jeg har store mål, og det kræver at jeg tør tage imod udfordringerne, når de kommer.

 

At Liverpool virkelig vil have Saric understreges af, at det var manager Rafael Benitez som selv tog sig af de afgørende forhandlinger.

 

- This is Rafa, sagde han. Jeg troede næsten, det var løgn, siger sportschef Per Rud til avisen.

 

Nikola Saric kan tirsdag, når lægetjekket er gennemført, skrive under på en treårig kontrakt med storklubben.

[Koogan]

Translators rule!

[Tobes Rafa]

For the ladies I presume?

[Dominus Maximus]

Here you go...

 

 

Liverpool have signed Nikola Saric from Herfolge on a three year deal. Saric now only needs to pass his medical. European clubs such as Barcelona and Tottenham have queued outside the door of Herfolge manager Per Rud, but in the end it was Liverpool who won his signature. According to Dagbladet Køge the fee is rumored somewhere between 300k – 500k, Saric only needs to pass his medical before he can sign the contract on Tuesday.

 

- This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, I’ll train with the big names now and will get time to develop on their reserve team. I am very happy with this development mostly because this has been a very tough season for me. I feel the time is right and that I am mature enough for new challenges. We have been waiting for the right club and when Liverpool came it was only a question of where to sign. I will miss my friends and the club, but I have set my self some big targets and they demand that I take on challenges like these, Nikola Saric tells Dagbladet Herfølge.

 

Saric was handpicked by Rafa which is shown by the fact that Benitez him self led the negotiations.

 

- This is Rafa he said, I almost thought it was a joke manager Per Rud says to the newspaper. Saric will sign a three-year deal on Tuesday pending a medical.

[Hassony]

With him, and the dutch guy from alkamar we seem serious about defending our reserve title

[Dominus Maximus]

New Ronaldo, check him out on the right wing here:

 

nice goal here as well

Edited June 26, 2008 by Aggermania

[Superjay]

Looks like he plays up front from these vids.

 

Edited June 26, 2008 by Superjay

[Dominus Maximus]

Here you go...

Liverpool have signed Nikola Saric from Herfolge on a three year deal. Saric now only needs to pass his medical. European clubs such as Barcelona and Tottenham have queued outside the door of Herfolge manager Per Rud, but in the end it was Liverpool who won his signature. According to Dagbladet Køge the fee is rumored somewhere between 300k – 500k, Saric only needs to pass his medical before he can sign the contract on Tuesday.

 

- This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, I’ll train with the big names now and will get time to develop on their reserve team. I am very happy with this development mostly because this has been a very tough season for me. I feel the time is right and that I am mature enough for new challenges. We have been waiting for the right club and when Liverpool came it was only a question of where to sign. I will miss my friends and the club, but I have set my self some big targets and they demand that I take on challenges like these, Nikola Saric tells Dagbladet Herfølge.

 

Saric was handpicked by Rafa which is shown by the fact that Benitez him self led the negotiations.

 

- This is Rafa he said, I almost thought it was a joke manager Per Rud says to the newspaper. Saric will sign a three-year deal on Tuesday pending a medical.

 

Forgot to write that he is 17.

[Jezzman]

Here you go...

Liverpool have signed Nikola Saric from Herfolge on a three year deal. Saric now only needs to pass his medical. European clubs such as Barcelona and Tottenham have queued outside the door of Herfolge manager Per Rud, but in the end it was Liverpool who won his signature. According to Dagbladet Køge the fee is rumored somewhere between 300k – 500k, Saric only needs to pass his medical before he can sign the contract on Tuesday.

 

- This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, I’ll train with the big names now and will get time to develop on their reserve team. I am very happy with this development mostly because this has been a very tough season for me. I feel the time is right and that I am mature enough for new challenges. We have been waiting for the right club and when Liverpool came it was only a question of where to sign. I will miss my friends and the club, but I have set my self some big targets and they demand that I take on challenges like these, Nikola Saric tells Dagbladet Herfølge.

 

Saric was handpicked by Rafa which is shown by the fact that Benitez him self led the negotiations.

 

- This is Rafa he said, I almost thought it was a joke manager Per Rud says to the newspaper. Saric will sign a three-year deal on Tuesday pending a medical.

Thanks !

[richwilks]

More from Setanta....

 

 

 

 

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Herfolge to sign Nikola Saric on a three-year contract despite reported rival interest from Tottenham and Barcelona.

 

The 17-year-old starlet is heading to Anfield after Rafa Benitez tied up the deal personally, which surprised the Danish club.

 

All that remains is for Saric to put pen-to-paper on his contract at Anfield but he has already expressed his delight at clinching the move.

 

"'This is Rafa' he said," recalled sports director Per Rud to the club's official website when asked about how the transfer came about. "I almost thought it was a lie!

 

"We are pleased and proud that Nikola has gone to one of the world's best football clubs. We would have liked to have earned more money from Nikola but his injury and the fact that his contract expired in the New Year made it difficult.

 

"Liverpool acted extremely well in all cases and knew all the details. They have been fair in the process and could've waited until the New Year but they will have him over now."

 

Saric, a technically gifted left-footed number 10, is enthusiastic about linking up with the superstars of the first team on Merseyside.

 

"It is a unique opportunity for me," the Denmark Under-18 international informed Dagbladet Koge.

 

"I will train with the big names over there and there is time for me to develop at reserve level.

 

"I am very pleased with the development as it has been a very tough season for me."

 

Herfolge claimed on their official website that Spurs, Barca and Charlton wanted the talented striker, who is reckoned to be one of their best-ever players, after offering him trials.

[PLY]

With him, and the dutch guy from alkamar we seem serious about defending our reserve title

I've never seen anything about that mate , any details?

[Hassony]

I've never seen anything about that mate , any details?

 

try here

[PLY]

Thanks

[The Hitman]

Spurs,Barca and Charlton.

 

[Ste M]

Aggermania, do you mind if I nick your translation for someone else mate?

[Ste M]

Sorry, somewhere I mean.

[Dominus Maximus]

Sorry, somewhere I mean.

nope... go wild...

[Doyler3000]

New Ronaldo, check him out on the right wing here:

 

nice goal here as well

 

 

There definitely does look to be a bit of Ronaldo about him... And strong - for the nice goal it looks like he's playing against an under 14 team...

[Maldini]

That's not him on the right wing is it? That guy is much smaller, I think it's him finishing the chance

[Guest lobo]

Spurs,Barca and Charlton.

 

 

Charlton actually has a partnership with Herfølge,and Saric trained with them last year

[magneto]

With Nemeth going on loan to Leeds at age 19, dont expect this lad to make any impact till 2012

[growler]

Nemeth hasn't been agreed yet. Also, he joined at an older age.

 

General pattern is 1 season in reserves, 1 season on loan. then either in the reserves with opportunties from the bench or out. Last season for Nemeth first season.

 

Its decision time for Hobbs, Antwi, Hamill, Anderson. Anderson going on loan again shows maybe he may have a chance.

 

I never expected the first lot of kids to make it through anyway, but I am expecting one of the Nemeth, Plessis, Insua, Pacheco, Bruna, Dalla Valle, Amoo, Ecclestone, Pourie buys to make it.

[Maldini]

Daniel Pacheco has been promoted to the first team squad for next season apparently.

[cymrococh]

Daniel Pacheco has been promoted to the first team squad for next season apparently.

What does that mean in practical terms? Will he now train and travel with the first team?

How are the likes of Nemeth and Insua classified?

 

When we hear that a youngster has 'gone to Melwood' I expect that they'll be doing everything with the first team from then on, but I assume that isn't the case.

[Maldini]

What does that mean in practical terms? Will he now train and travel with the first team?

How are the likes of Nemeth and Insua classified?

 

When we hear that a youngster has 'gone to Melwood' I expect that they'll be doing everything with the first team from then on, but I assume that isn't the case.

 

Nah, that used to be the way it was under GH, but Rafa has a completely different squad for the reserves with a whole coaching and backroom team just for them. Occasionally the reserve lads will train with the first team but for the most part they do their own thing. Jack Hobbs was traning with the first team for a few months last season before he made his debut. I think in practical terms it means he'll train every day with the first team squad but like Hobbs he'll probably still play in reserve games. I don't know about Insua or Nemeth, but I'd assume they're moving if Pacheco is.

 

Having said all this, it came from a spanish newspaper so it could all be lost in translation.

 

This is the paragraph in question:

 

Por su parte, Dani Pacheco, afirmó que “esta temporada está siendo un poco ajetreada ya que a la formación en Liverpool se ha sumado la gran cantidad de concentraciones que he tenido con la Selección Sub-17, pero estoy muy contento y más tras recibir la llamada de Rafa Benítez para que comience la pretemporada con el primer equipo.”

 

I loosely translated it as: blah blah blah blah...with the under 17s, but I'm very happy and even more so since receiving the call from Rafa to start the pre-season with the first team.

Edited June 27, 2008 by Maldini