Monday, November 24, 2008

Liverpool Chasing Copenhagen's Jorgensen?

Reports suggest the Danish starlet, dubbed by some as the new Agger, is set for a January move to Merseyside.

Matthias Jorgensen, the young man they call 'Zanka' in Denmark, could be the future of the Liverpool back-line, according to The People.

Very much a stopper in the mould of current Red and countryman Daniel Agger, Jorgensen is a tough tackler, who in his spare time makes a nuisance of himself in the opposition penalty box.

Copenhagen value him at around €300,000, but the price could be inflated given the elite status of his suitors - perhaps as high as €750,000

The 18-year-old, beanpole defender is still rough around the edges, but his enthusiastic displays at club level have already won him a full international cap, which came against Wales in last week's friendly defeat. Anfield scouts are said to have been in the stadium watching his every move.

Zanka was signed from minnows Osterbro in 2007 and, if it had not been for a knee problem, reports suggest that Anfield gaffer Rafael Benitez would have swooped for him in the summer.

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