Scout: New Red Devil Daehli will be superstar
A leading European scout has hailed Manchester United’s capture of 15-year-old Norwegian protege Mats Moller Daehli and expects the youngster to become a superstar.
Tor-Kristian Karlsen has described new Red Devil Daehli as the most naturally gifted player to hail from Norway since Steffen Iversen.
Speaking to Goal.com, Karlsen said: "He’s certainly been outstanding at youth level and excelled both at national and international level. He’s been excellent even when playing against kids two or three years his senior.
"He is a natural footballer. Everything he does on the pitch comes naturally to him, as if by instinct.
"In terms of overall potential, I’d say he’s probably the most naturally gifted player to emerge in Norway since Steffen Iversen, whose talent was regrettably hampered by injuries."
Manchester United fans - and English football supporters in general - will remember Iversen, who spent almost seven years at Spurs and a season with Wolves before returning to his native Norway where he still plays with Rosenborg.
Iversen is a Norwegian legend with 73 caps for his country and so the comparison within Norway is huge for the young teenager.
Karlsen has spent the last few years personally scouting Daehli, who plays for FC Lyn in the Norwegian Premier League. But despite attention from a host of top European clubs it seems he was destined for Old Trafford.
He said: "As far as I understand, at a certain point the family decided to politely pay little attention to approaches from other suitors and focus on Manchester United.
"So I didn’t encourage any of the clubs I work with to spend too much time on this case. They’d only be wasting their time.
"As far as I know, he’s been a frequent visitor to the Manchester United academy over the past year."
Once the terms of his switch have been agreed Daehli, who plays in midfield, will officially link up with the Manchester United academy on February 1 2011.
A small player of slight build, Karlsen is convinced Daehli has the qualities to become a regular in Sir Alex Ferguson’s first team.
He said: "Without a doubt, there’s nothing stopping him in terms of God-given talent.
"But let’s not forget that we’re talking about a young boy, he might be looking at making his first team debut in three years’ time at the very earliest.
"A lot can obviously happen between now and then but, when it comes to footballing brain, skill, range of passing, touch and movement – he’s got all the fundamentals to become a top-class footballer."
By Dave Peddie
According to Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, Manchester United will complete the signing of Stabaek sensation Mats Moller Daehli at the end of the week and the Tippeligaen club’s reserve team coach Morten Tveit, believes Sir Alex Ferguson has successfully negotiated a deal for “one of the best players in Europe in his age group”.
The Red Devils have been tracking the 15-year-old Norwegian for 18-months and having allowed the prodigious youngster to train with the club on five separate occasions during that period, the player yesterday reportedly agreed to move to Old Trafford and will join up with the Premier League club’s academy on the 1st February.
Manchester United allegedly beat a host of suitors to the midfielder’s signature including clubs from the Premier League, and Tveit believes it could prove quite a coup for the Red Devils because the youngster is “the best player I have ever seen at his age” and compares him favourably to Barcelona duo Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez.
Tveit told Goal.com: “We are just happy to send such a good player as Mats to the best club in England.
“Had it been Leeds [United] or Everton it would have been difficult. Man United is a professional, serious club. You have a lot of Norwegians there like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and we believe it is safe for him."
“I think he is going to play for the first team and every coach at Man United thinks he will play for the first team,
“He is one of the best players in Europe in his age group. He is the best player I have ever seen at his age and I have seen a lot of international players at that age.
“He can play right side, left side, maybe off the main striker. He can be a little bit Messi, a little bit Xavi.
“He is outstanding and can be a complete football player. He has the mentality, the technique, his attitude is very good. He has everything.
“If he misses something, it is the physical side. He has to be stronger. But he is 15 and that will come.”
“A lot of other clubs have tried to get him. Bayern Munich, Ajax and a number of Premier League clubs but he made up his mind a long time ago. You can’t go training with every club.”
This guy seems to be a bit special. He reminds me of Iniesta. I like his reaction at the end of the video. It shows passion. The guy must be a winner. Lets hope he gains more weight to handle the rigors of the Premier League. Go UNITED!!!!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE AWESOME VIDEO BELOW OF THE POTENTIAL STAR:
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