Gylfi Sigurdsson

[Vermilion]

Suppose it makes sense to Spurs with all that Modric money becoming available, soon.

[Lecter]

I've been all over the nt and forums through boredom trying to get info on Gylfi.

I found out that he left the the end of the week to return home to Iceland to think things thru with his family. I reckon we'll know by Tues/Weds either way.

I can't be arsed writing everything that a read from different team's (alledged - did my best to find out credible ones) sources but it sounds like he is off to Spurs. Thats who I'd be putting money on anyway. However Mr Jenkins and Ben Smith (BBC) still say he's coming here and they are very well linked BUT I don't think they have had a recent update from their sources in the last few days and things may have changed significantly.

If I find out anything else from them I'll post it here. Its good to listen to other teams sources as well as just LFC's.

Check out the posts by "mjolnir" on ynwa.tv

[Finnish_Red]

Check out the posts by "mjolnir" on ynwa.tv

Could you give a short summary for non-member(s)?

[doogle]

Check out the posts by "mjolnir" on ynwa.tv

For those of us not registered what does he say?

[Lee]

From Mjolnir at ynwa.tv:

"Hello all,



Long time follower (reader) first time posting.



Im going to use my "ITK" status for the only time in my life i think Im from Iceland, and Gylfi´s brother is a good friend of mine (play quite alot of golf together). Even if its pritty much a public knowledge by now i can confirm that he is going to LFC and that has been nailed on ever since Rodgers left Swansea. They have remained in contact and this was always going to happend - what ever mr Rodgers says in the media about Gylfi talking to Swansea. Its just to be polite on the covers, this has been a certainty for a few weeks now.


And since i cant register on RAWK, where there have been quite alot of questions regarding Gylfi and why Hoffenheim is selling him since he is "so good"/"got so much potential". Gylfi scored 20 goals for reading the season before he was signed by Hoffenheim and was voted player of the year by Reading. The following season Gylfi was great as well for Hoffenheim, voted fans player of the year and scoring 10 goals in 32 games during his debut season in Germany. In the following season he got injured in the pre-season and was playing catch up @ the start of the season. With a manager who either benched him or played abit out of his favorite posistion. He asked for a loan move which he eventually got.


In the summer of 2011 he, almost single handedledy, got Iceland to the EURO 2011 U21 in a playoff vs Scotland. First time in Iceland history (men´s) they had a soccer team in the finals of a major tournament. (http://www.youtube.c...h?v=INbv6LOGZ0Q Gylfi´s first goal vs scotland. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=xyBuvdIigjs Gylfi´s 2nd goal vs Scotland).


You all know how well he did @ Swansea - and Hoffenheim´s owners & fans were outrage by that decicion by the management to sell him (the manager then got sacked, ofc not related to this but because of poor season).



You all prop. know Eiður Smári Guðjónsson, Icelandics most famous footballer in recent years (Chelsea players for many years ofc). The main difference between them is that Gylfi has been aiming to be a great footballer all his life (while other boys worked during the summer, like is custom here in Iceland, he trained. His brother even got paid by their father to train his younger brother, both capped @ youth national teams.). He really has his head straight and is a model professional. While Eiður, for an example, has been in the news alot regarding his late hours, troubles at home and freq. using every opertunity to hit to bars.



His main strenght is his vision, passing and shooting range/accuracy along with some great crosses . He can shoot with left or right and has scored >10 goals as a midfielder for some years now - which is hard to find. His weaknesses is maby lack of pace, not slow but not fast either. Apart from that i think Liverpool FC is doing a great pice of buisness. At the age of 22 he still is some way of topping as a footballer and he is a sort of player that works really really hard. He has done that all his life and will cont. to do so to be success in Liverpool.



Im not biased because im icelandic. I´ve been a Liverpool follower since i was born (thanks dad) and will be one until the day i die. Gylfi is the most gifted playert to come through the ranks in iceland since Eiður came. And with his characteristics i can see him beeing a much better player.

And yes, he did score that penalty against us.



If someone could quote this post to the transfer forum 2012 in RAWK undir Gylfi´s thread, that would be great <3



This is not, my brother´s friend, knows a guy who works with a girl who cuts Gylfis hair kind of info. This is the only info i have, and have it from the best source available. Not from a middlemen or trying to make an ITK name for my self Just passing on info - i love getting it my self from here/RAWK/reliable Twitter accounts etc.



YNWA"

[Shaggy]

His latest:

relax ppl - as i said in my 1st post. Gylfi´s transfer was pritty much agreed up on when the ink was still drying on Brendan Rogers contract (verbally ofc). Nothing has changed other than a couple of teams coming. The only one i think could make him have a change of hearts is ManUtd. Even if they came in he would no go there unless beeing pritty sure he would get plenty of game time. He is not the type of player that moves for the ca$h or is satisfied with beeing a Owen (benchwarmer).

He is a crafted professional footballer, so to speak. Been training his whole life for living this life and having this opportunity. Having the chance of going to a major club playing under a manager who belives in him. He will not go to Spurs or QPR.

He is due back in the UK on monday. I wont be on until then either since im leaving town, catch you later

[Kenneth]

I don't know who he is. Does he know stuff?

[Shaggy]

Did you not read it? As he says he's good mates with Gylfi's brother. No pretence of being ITK or whatever. Seems genuine.

[Kenneth]

new page. cheers for passing on.

[Finnish_Red]

Thanks guys

[Bender]

Gylfi Sigurdsson has returned back to Iceland after meeting with both LFC & Reading and will make his decision soon:twitter

[-V-]

Absolute nonsense. So much rubbish about him seemingly doing a medical with spurs or already having had meetings with Liverpool and other teams. All Lies, so far its only been phone contact

He's in the states but now heading back to England so that he can have discussions

[Fosterbloke]

QPR?

[James P]

I don't know who he is. Does he know stuff?

If by 'stuff' you mean basic grammar and spelling, then the answer has to be no.

[Fan65]

If by 'stuff' you mean basic grammar and spelling, then the answer has to be no.

For example:

He is not the type of player that moves for the ca$h or is satisfied with beeing a Owen (benchwarmer).

Obviously grammatically incorrect

of course it should read "being an Owen (****bag)