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FC Copenhagen and Leicester City agree on Amartey-transfer
18/01 2016 11:14
A deal has been agreed between FC Copenhagen and Leicester City FC for Ghanaian International Daniel Amartey. The agreement has been signed on the assumption that Amartey and Leicester City FC as expected come to an agreement on a few personal/minor details.
- We cannot turn down a transfer of this size because generally speaking, it is the best outcome for FC Copenhagen. We have been very happy to have Daniel here but it is part of our strategy as a club and a company to develop players to a level, where they get so attractive that clubs from the biggest leagues will buy them for large sums of money, says CEO Anders Hørsholt about the transfer, which is one of the biggest in FC Copenhagen’s history.
- From the first day, Daniel has been a role model and a key player for us, and he has improved dramatically and faster than anyone could have expected. He has handled his success and all the attention extremely well, and it is a dream come true for him to play in Premier League for a club, who has targeted him for a longer period. The massive interest for Amartey was one of the reasons we signed William Kvist last summer, and we still feel that we have a very strong squad for the spring season. We wish Daniel all the best in Premier League and we are sure he will have a great career, says manager Ståle Solbakken.
Daniel Amartey played 63 games for F.C. Copenhagen.
- We cannot turn down a transfer of this size because generally speaking, it is the best outcome for FC Copenhagen. We have been very happy to have Daniel here but it is part of our strategy as a club and a company to develop players to a level, where they get so attractive that clubs from the biggest leagues will buy them for large sums of money, says CEO Anders Hørsholt about the transfer, which is one of the biggest in FC Copenhagen’s history.
- From the first day, Daniel has been a role model and a key player for us, and he has improved dramatically and faster than anyone could have expected. He has handled his success and all the attention extremely well, and it is a dream come true for him to play in Premier League for a club, who has targeted him for a longer period. The massive interest for Amartey was one of the reasons we signed William Kvist last summer, and we still feel that we have a very strong squad for the spring season. We wish Daniel all the best in Premier League and we are sure he will have a great career, says manager Ståle Solbakken.
Daniel Amartey played 63 games for F.C. Copenhagen.
