SIMON KJAER

Danish defender Simon Kjaer has confirmed that Italian club Roma remains his first choice when it comes to moving permanently from German club Wolfsburg. The Danish defender is regarded to be one of the best young prospects in world football, but he has had a troubled time ever since moving to German club Wolfsburg.

As a result, Wolfsburg decided to loan him out for the season in order to help him regain his confidence. He was loaned to Italian club Roma, but the system employed by Roma did not suit Simon Kjaer one little bit. He is a defender for whom pace is not present in abundance.

As a result, the highline employed by former Roma manager Luis Enrique did not go well with his opportunity to impress his prominent employers and the potential future employers. Now, he has been left in limbo after it was revealed that Roma are confused whether to take up the option to sign him permanently from Wolfsburg. Simon Kjaer’s agent has revealed that the option to sign the defender on a permanent deal has expired two weeks ago, but there’s still an understanding between the two clubs that will allow the transfer to take place.

There were some rumours (on the Man Utd news websites) that Kjaer was about to join Wayne Rooney in Manchester, but these rumours have been refuted.

The player, though, has confirmed that he will not be moving to Roma if they employ a different system. “The purchase option expired on June 1, but we expected this, given that they had yet to announce their new Coach. I am calm, I would like to stay, but it won’t be if I have to settle into a new system. We have not set any deadlines, I have good dialogue wit the sporting director Walter Sabatini, who asked me for some time, so we have not put any pressure on,” said Simon Kjaer in response to the transfer speculation.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago has said that he is extremely happy at the Italian club Roma. The Argentine midfielder failed to establish himself in the Centre of midfield at Real Madrid, but he has been one of the first-team regulars at Roma this season. Even though the club has struggled to bring out the results under former Barcelona B team manager Luis Enrique, who has recently resigned from his post, Fernando Gago has been one of the success stories for the club this season. Due to their struggles off the pitch coupled with the lack of Champions League football next season, it is thought that there would be interested in Gago from other clubs in Italy and Spain.

However, the agent of the midfielder has now revealed that the Argentinians will probably stay at Roma because he feels happy here. Gago has been part of the Roma first-team in 30 matches so far this campaign. Even though he has managed only a solitary goal during the season, the Roma officials have been extremely impressed by his performances defensively. As a result, it is thought that they would be willing to convert the loan deal into a permanent one.

“There won’t be any particular problems. Everything should be sorted out next week. Director general Franco Baldini will speak to Real. Gago wants to stay at Roma and Real want to sell him,” said Gago’s agent Marcello Lombilla on the Tele Radio Stereo. Even though the man who signed him has left the club, it is thought that Gago would be interested in staying at the club beyond the end of the season. Roma finished the Italian Serie A season in the seventh position just two points behind Inter Milan and there are rumours linking them with former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Only a few weeks ago, the future of Wolfsburg defender Simon Kjaer, who is on loan at Italian Serie A club Roma, looked uncertain.

However, new reports appeared to suggest that Roma will be interested in the possibility of extending his loan deal by another year in order to determine whether he would actually developed into the great player many expected him to do so. Simon Kjaer has just had one season in the Italian Serie A and Roma reckon that it is certainly not enough for them to persuade into paying an enormous transfer fee for the player.

Simon Kjaer moved to Italian club Roma on a season long loan deal. However, he has largely struggled during his time at the Italian club, but the board members of the opinion that the player will come good if he has another season at the club. Since this is the first season for the player in a totally new environment, Roma reckon that another year will bring out the best in the player. So far, he has made 14 Italian Serie A appearances for Roma, who as a team, have been extremely poor. They are currently in a fight with Lazio, Udinese, and the Napoli for finishing in the top three, but they are at the biggest disadvantage in comparison with the aforementioned clubs.

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Danish defender Simon Kjaer has said that he is looking to stay with the Italian Serie A club Roma beyond the end of the season. The defender is currently on a loan deal with the Italian club, but it seems that he has not impressed the board members. As a result, it is very much likely that Roma will not be persuading in making the signing permanent in the summer, but the player is of the opinion that he will develop into a much better player next season. As a result, Simon Kjaer has revealed his intentions to stay with Roma beyond this campaign.

Simon Kjaer has been struggling for form and fitness ever since signing from German club Wolfsburg in the summer. However, he made his first major impression at Roma after coming back to the starting line-up and performing quite exceptionally in the match against Palermo. Roma won the match 1-0 thanks to the incredible influence Simon Kjaer had on the match. Following the match, Simon Kjaer spoke about his desire to stay with the Italian club rather than returning to Wolfsburg. Kjaer has been one of the highly rated defenders in Europe over the last few seasons, and it’ll be interesting to see if Roma make his signing permanent.  He has been tipped instead to move to Bayern Munich.

“I try to improve myself every day in training and I hope that in three months my future is still with Roma. Here [at the Renzo Barbera] I wanted to do well, because I started my experience with Palermo in Italy. We worked hard during the week to improve defensively and I think today we played well in defence,” Simon Kjaer said after the 1-0 win. This will help to keep Roma in contention for the European qualification places, as they remain in the seventh position.

AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi has said that there is no truth in the speculation that he has recently had a rift with fellow teammate Simon Kjaer. Simon Kjaer is regarded to be one of the best young prospects at Roma after arriving at the club this summer.

However, he has struggled to cope with life in Italy, and there has been speculation that he will be departing back to Germany at the end of the season. Even before the truth in any such rumours could be evaluated, another controversy surrounding Simon Kjaer has cropped up. This time, many reports suggest that he has had a rift with Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi.

Daniele De Rossi only recently signed a long-term contract with the club after it appeared that he would leave the club at the end of the season. He was coming to the end of this current contract with both parties unable to come to an agreement. However, he recently signed a five-year deal with the club in order to stress his commitment. The recent rift with Simon Kjaer seems a very surprising one, but Roma coach Luis Enrique failed to accept any talks with both the players and dropped them from the squad that was facing Atalanta during the weekend.

Following the match, Luis Enrique said that Daniele De Rossi was not being dropped due to the speculation.

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Roma director Walter Sabatini has said that there is every chance that highly rated youngster Simon Kjaer could depart the club in the summer transfer window. Simon Kjaer has signed for Italian club Roma on a season long loan deal.

Despite coming only on a loan deal, Simon Kjaer has not impressed that the top management at Roma it seems. As a result, they have come out with the decision that they will not be making the loan transfer a permanent one in the summer. This was confirmed by the Roma director Walter Sabatini, who said that Simon Kjaer is more likely to depart the club in the summer when his loan period ends.

The Denmark international is regarded to be one of the best defenders in Europe at the moment. Despite being extremely young, Simon Kjaer has shown a lot of potential when it comes to the players of this age playing in the centre of defence. Hence, he was expected to progress to much better things following his move to Roma. However, Roma have been having an indifferent season this time around. Not only are they struggling to make it into the Champions League qualification places, but they are also struggling to maintain their consistency.

This is a period of transition for Roma and it seems that Simon Kjaer has found it difficult to settle at the capital. “He has been a bit unlucky. We will have to make a big sacrifice to sign him. As such, we will wait and see,” Sabatini told Gazzetta dello Sport. The 22-year-old defender had a poor spell at Wolfsburg last season. Hence, there are people who were expecting the best from Simon Kjaer following the loan move to another country, but it seems that it has not worked out in that way.

Roma player Simon Kjaer has said that he is hoping for a turn in the fortunes in Italy. He has said that he is not looking for a move back to Germany and that he is hoping that his Roma career will take off in the near future.

Simon Kjaer has not exactly covered himself in glory after making his major move to Roma recently. However, the quality that he possesses is almost disputable and he has now himself said that he must deliver in order to have a future in Rome. The defender has been missing the action for Roma for quite a while, but is now back in contention for the match against Chievo.

The Dane’s agent has said that Simon Kjaer is starting to get his footing in Rome, and that he expects the Danish International to deliver on for Roma in the future. One of the main reasons for Simon Kjaer not being able to really deliver the goods almost instantly is an injury. Now that he is fully recovered from the injury, Simon Kjaer’s agent Mikkel Beck, hopes that he will be an important player for Roma in the future.

“Since the beginning of 2012, Simon is training with the team, and has fully recovered from the injury that kept him off the field for more than a month – said the former agent Palermo -. The pain has passed and is Ready to take the field. I think my client is doing a good season. When he has played well, certainly a little ‘more continuity would not hurt,” Mikkel Beck said in an international tabloid paper when asked about the future of his client in Rome. There have been speculation that Simon Kjaer is willing to return to Germany in order to revive his career.

Simon Kjaer has been one of the most important players for Roma this season, so much so that they are even prepared to let defenders Cicinho and Juan in January. After spending heavily in the summer, Roma have been slowly recovering and developing a chemistry between the various new players, with Simon Kjaer and Gabriel Heinze now established as the first choice centre back partnership, which leaves veterans like Cicinho and Juan on the bench.

After being extremely convinced with them in the past, Roma seem to be prepared to sell the veterans in the upcoming transfer window. This speaks volumes about the confidence that the club has in Kjaer.

With Argentine centre-back Nicolas Burdisso also out with a knee injury for more than six months some commentators expect one of Cicinho and Juan to remain in the ancient city. After the injury to Nicolas Burdisso, it was rumoured that manager Luis Enrique would be willing to keep Cicinho and Juan as a backup. However, he seems to have made his mind up regarding the pair. Selling the duo will undoubtedly bring some transfer funds, which would prove extremely useful in the race for the Serie A title.

Even though Roma have played a game more than table leaders Juventus, they trail the leaders by just five points. It seems to be a manageable difference given the form Roma have been showing in the last few weeks. They once again secured a much-needed win over Lecce during the weekend, which puts them on course to qualify for the Champions League this season.