The Albin Ekdal Thread

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Juve sign Swedish starlet

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Juventus have agreed a deal with IF Brommapojkarna for young Swedish midfielder Albin Ekdal.

The Under-18 international is seen as one of Scandinavian football’s brightest prospects and was previously a target for Inter.

Ekdal had a trial with Chelsea in 2005 at the age of 15, but he turned down a contract with the Stamford Bridge side to continue his development in Sweden.

It is reported that the Old Lady will pay £700,000 and that Ekdal will immediately be sent out on loan when he arrives in June.

“A few details remain to be cleared up, but Albin will stay with us until next spring to graduate,” Brommapojkarna director Ola Danhard stated.

“We are proud of him and happy that he has an opportunity to play for one of Europe’s biggest clubs.”

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[Andygers]

^ Sounds like a good player and he's cheap also :thumbsup:

[Krajišnik]

Hi is a overated player, i dont see any "talented-skill" in him, hi didnt play the 50% of the Allsvenskan 2007 for BP

Swedish media is a joke !

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I agree with what you're saying about the Swedish Media. Albin Ekdal is good for sure but it's far from the hype that the media puts on his shoulders.

It will be interesting to see what will happen for Ekdal in Juve. I believe that he will play for their Primavera team. He's not a guy for Juventus A-Team, There's been rumours which has said that he will be loaned-out to another Seria A-Team but I strongly doubt it..

[Centarfor9]

@Bosnians :D I have been told this guy is not Bosnian. So, this guy is not Bosnian - so you don't ... :D

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hi didnt play the 50% of the Allsvenskan 2007 for BP


That's right but the guy was mostly injuried and sick last season (glandular fever).

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Albin Ekdal has signed a sick deal with Adidas and earns more money then many of the Swedish NT players.

It's said that he'll be the new Freddie Ljungberg, with his good looks.

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Albin Ekdal signs 4-year contract with Juventus
Juventus Football Club have officially signed footballer Albin Ekdal from Swedish Club IF Brommapojkarna for 0.6 million Euros; the four-year contract with the player will end on June 30 2012.

Swedish attacking midfielder Albin Ekdal was born on July 28 1989 and has already played 4 seasons at Brommapojkarna in the Swedish League – 2 in the youth teams and 2 in the first team – and is a first-team regular in the Swedish Under 19 national team, where he has collected 5 caps and one goal up until now.

The player expressed his satisfaction about signing the contract: «I'm very happy and proud to have the opportunity to wear Juventus' colours. This will be an important experience in terms of my professional growth and my career. I'll have the chance to play and train with many great players and I can't wait to begin doing so».

Alessio Secco also wanted to express his satisfaction about the successful signing just completed: «Albin is a young and very promising player. His signing is part of a project Juventus have to invest in young players. We're happy that Ekdal has chosen to join our team: he will certainly be an important player who will do his part in helping to build Juventus' future».

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Albin Ekdal with the Juventus A-Squad

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[Kanarya]

That name sounds so ALBANİAN/BOSNİAN :D

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Albin is a latin name (albinus). Albin is amongst the 25 most usual names here in Sweden.

But I get your point. Albin contra Albania..

[Kanarya]

yeah and the surname

EK-DAL ,)

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I've never heard that the name Ekdal is used in any other country than Sweden or am I wrong?

Cause that name is very very Swedish..

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Ekdal made his Juve debut today in a 7-1 win over a Seria C2 team. He started together with Nedved on the midfield..

Amauri scored 5 goals :D

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Claudio Ranieri about Ekdal:

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Amauri was the star of the match with five goals, and Ekdal is already doing well; in the meantime, the next player ready to receive all the correct instructions, Mellberg, has arrived. «I can say I'm pleased – the Manager remarked after the game – most of all because there were no injuries. I feared for Amauri a bit, luckily it's just a cut and he didn't need any stitches. He played as if he's been here forever; in any case goals are always a tonic for a striker. Ekdal did well, he has personality; he really was a pleasant surprise. Now we'll try to make Mellberg and Grygera match-fit as quickly as possible».

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Ekdal is with the first team squad profiles on Juventus website. Cool..

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It's Ekdal's 19th birthday today. Best wishes Albin
He's been at Juventus only a few weeks and he's already won everybody over despite his very young age. Albin Ekdal is one of the happiest notes of this season so far.

After his excellent performances on the pitch, the Swedish midfielder's new fans' attention deserves to focus on a pleasant personal recurrence for him. Indeed today, Monday July 28, he turns 19 years of age.

All the best birthday wishes to Albin

Source: Juve's website.

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Albin has impressed everyone during his first time in Juventus. I'd like to see him in the Swedish NT soon.

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Ekdal played 10mins against Man Utd tonight. Great experience. He replaced Sissoko