BODØ / OSLO (VG) Bodø / Glimt’s top scorer and U21 national team captain Erik Botheim (21) can end up in Russian Krasnodar when the transfer window opens in January.
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It reports the two Amedia newspapers The online newspaper and Avisa Nordland Tuesday. VG also has information that makes it necessary for a transfer to the Russian Premier League for the attacking player. This is a significant transfer fee pending for Bodø / Glimt.
According to VG, Botheim is on his way to a medical check-up in Munich with what could be his new employer. National team stopper Stefan Strandberg (31) has previously played for the club.
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– On a general basis, I have no comment, says team manager Håvard Sakariassen to VG – which is in place during the award ceremony of “Northlander of the Year”, which for 2021 has gone to Bodø / Glimt coach Kjetil Knutsen.
– Is it relevant for Bodø / Glimt with a sale?
– I do not contribute anything here, Zakariassen answers.
Nor has Krasnodar’s sports director Vladimir Hasjig responded to VG’s inquiries.
Botheim has only been one year in Bodø / Glimt after he got his contract with the old club Rosenborg terminated in the winter.
Neither at Lerkendal nor in last autumn’s loan to Stabæk was Botheim a success, but as the first choice in Bodø / Glimt, the Oslo boy has eased:
He became the league champion’s top scorer with 15 goals in 30 games and also has the most goal points (4 goals and 4 assists) of all in the Europa Conference League. This autumn, he was appointed new captain of the U21 national team.
Coach Kjetil Knutsen refers to the relatively silent Zakariassen for the club’s comments about the possible transfer, but offered a description of his one working year with the Glimt striker.
– Botheim’s journey is just fantastic. What’s fun is that he has his peaks in Europe. There was one thing Botheim had when he arrived: Poor self-esteem and many bad experiences, but for a spark in his eyes. It has saved him, says Knutsen to VG.
Bodø / Glimt just sold captain and game creator Patrick Berg for over 40 million to the French series six Lens.
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