Middlesbrough’s new signing, Sverre Nypan, has received high praise from a Norwegian football expert.
Sports journalist and former goalkeeper Stian André De Wahl says that Nypan has been a huge topic in Norway for quite a while prior to his move to Manchester City earlier this summer.
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The 18-year-old made the move from Rosenborg to City for £12.5m and has now landed Teesside, looking to help fire Boro into the playoff places.
“First of all, Sverre Nypan has been a huge topic in Norway for quite a while; there’s been a lot of speculation about his future, and then the big City transfer happened this summer after a lot of clubs were after him,” De Wahl told BBC Radio Tees.
“Everyone knows about Arsenal, but also the sporting director of Aston Villa was in Norway to try to seal a deal, but after all he ended up at City and now to Middlesbrough on loan.
“He’s a central offensive midfielder; he can play as an eight or as a 10. When he was younger at Rosenborg, they had a lack of strikers, and he played as a striker at 17 years old in the top league in Norway, but I would say he is more of a central offensive midfielder with a very high football IQ.
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“He’s very smart for his age; he takes the next level he’s put at very quickly. I don’t think you see that a lot in young players; he plays as a very mature player. Many people think he plays at a higher level than his age.”
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