The following article was published in the Danish news paper Jyllands-Posten today - I ran it through Google Translate
It's a long story but read it and
My life, my club
Jyllands-Posten | 03.09.2012
The captain of the national team explains why he wants to stay in Liverpool and therefore say no to millions and Champions League Manchester City. He could have been one of the most expensive acted defenders in the world, but the two clubs could not agree.
By TROELS HENRIKSEN
It did not happen. The rumours, the interest and even the bids from some of the world's largest and richest football clubs seeking his signature never got Daniel Agger to change club.
Today he meets with the rest of the national team colleagues in Elsinore to train all week leading up to the crucial World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Saturday.
It happens as Liverpool player, and that makes Daniel Agger happy.
"I will do everything for the club," said Agger with regard to Liverpool.
It was close to being different. Jyllands-Posten learns that Daniel Agger this summer was close to being sold to Manchester City against his wish and become one of the most expensive traded defensive players ever.
Manchester City has repeatedly raised its bid, and it made FC Barcelona give up on buying Daniel Agger, although the Spanish club was interested.
Instead the now former Arsenal Player Alexandre Song ended in the Catalan club.
In step with Manchester City's bid was higher and higher, there were not many million between champion club bid and Liverpool's requirements in relation to the total price.
Had Liverpool got what the club wanted, or were the two clubs ended up somewhere in between, Daniel Agger had entered the list of the five most expensive traded defensive players in football history. A list with names like Rio Ferdinand, Alessandro Nesta and Liliam Thuram.
The small, elite club, Daniel Agger not want to be a part of. He would rather play for Liverpool than Manchester City.
The work is not finished
National team captain is indeed a rare species in the world of football. Daniel Agger obviously earns pretty good money in Liverpool, but he could have earned even more and played Champions League for the English champion if he was switched to Manchester City. He just did not want to, and therefore he is happy at Liverpool and Manchester City not agreed on a transfer fee this summer.
"If you know a bit about football and my attitude to history and tradition, I'm not just letting go of something because it has gone downhill," says Daniel Agger on the grounds that Liverpool has become the number six, seven and eight in the Premier League over the past three seasons.
"I believe that Liverpool remains one of the world's biggest clubs. When I believe that the club can get up there again, it is not something I just want to leave because there is something tempting on the other side. If I did that, I would feel that I had not finished my job, and that I can't relate to, "he continues.
Player's sake
The reasons for Daniel Agger's desire to be in Liverpool despite the club's poor performance in recent years fall into two directions.
The first is personal. Agger and his family feel excellent in Liverpool. The other is sporty. While the outside world doubt Liverpool's ability to recover, Daniel Agger believes in the project and in Brendan Rogers as manager. He is Agger's fourth manager in Liverpool, after Rafael Benitez, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish, and national team captain trust that Rogers is the man who will bring Liverpool back to the top of English and European football. The biggest proof of this belief is Agger's announcement that he prefers Liverpool's history and culture rather than City's Arab million.
"I really feel that Liverpool is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We can look at the people who deal with the club and those who follow it. It's crazy, and it can be difficult to comprehend how big it is, "said Agger.
He points the finger at himself and teammates because they have not been able to repay supporters devotion.
"It's the players' fault that we have not got the results in recent years, and we must change that. I feel that we are on the way. We have the right coach and concept, and I feel that we get the right players into the concept.
So it looks positive. I feel that I must be a part of it if the club wants me, and it's not something I just walk away from, because there is something which on the surface would be more interesting, "he stresses with reference to interest from Manchester City.
While many would be flattered by interest from the English champion club with Arab oil billions in back, relate Daniel Agger more low-practice for it.
"I and my family are feeling at home in Liverpool.
We know what we have. You should occasionally remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side, "he explains.
What do you mean?
"When you have some good things in your hands, you should not always let go of it because you think there is something better on the other side. 'Stories about Daniel Agger's possible future have been many in both Danish , English and Spanish media this summer.
Most people would probably be quite awed by the world's biggest clubs show interest, but that has Daniel Agger not had it.
"I've been where I've been, and it has been firmly planted in Liverpool. So I said to myself that if there was something I had to look at it. Not that I would say to Liverpool that I wanted to get away, but if Liverpool asked for something, I had to look at it.
Personally, I prefer however to stay.
So there are no clubs in the world, you would rather play for than Liverpool?
"Not as things stand. No, there isn't."
It could also be seen on the tattoo, Daniel Agger was made on his knuckles middle.
YNWA it suddenly said on four of them with reference to Liverpool's motto You'll Never Walk Alone.
"It's obviously a signal that it is some word that means a lot to me, but it is something I have long had in mind to get made. Therefore, it is not something that has come out of thin air. However, it is a signal that Liverpool is my club. It has done a lot for me and I will do anything for it. It is, however, no signal was aimed at what has happened in the summer, "explains Agger.
Even if negotiations failed Daniel Agger a new employer, they can have an impact on his future at Liverpool. Both club captain Steven Gerrard, striker Luis Suarez and Agger's partner in central defense, Martin Skrtel, have extended their contracts with the club. The Dane could be the next of the club's great profiles, which binds to Brendan Rogers' project beyond 2014, when Agger's contract expires.
There is no doubt that the interest from FC Barcelona and Manchester City and Liverpool pricing Agger in negotiations with the rich neighbor club, will have consequences for the contract, the Dane may have to do with his club. For now it is clear how much Liverpool believe that Agger is worth, and it must be well illustrated in a new contract.
So far raining Agger not that Liverpool gives him a new and improved contract.
"I do not expect anything. It learns quickly in this industry. You have to be focused on football, and then we take the second along the way. "Have you got a proposal for a new contract? "No, I have not. '.
It's a long story but read it and
My life, my club
Jyllands-Posten | 03.09.2012
The captain of the national team explains why he wants to stay in Liverpool and therefore say no to millions and Champions League Manchester City. He could have been one of the most expensive acted defenders in the world, but the two clubs could not agree.
By TROELS HENRIKSEN
It did not happen. The rumours, the interest and even the bids from some of the world's largest and richest football clubs seeking his signature never got Daniel Agger to change club.
Today he meets with the rest of the national team colleagues in Elsinore to train all week leading up to the crucial World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on Saturday.
It happens as Liverpool player, and that makes Daniel Agger happy.
"I will do everything for the club," said Agger with regard to Liverpool.
It was close to being different. Jyllands-Posten learns that Daniel Agger this summer was close to being sold to Manchester City against his wish and become one of the most expensive traded defensive players ever.
Manchester City has repeatedly raised its bid, and it made FC Barcelona give up on buying Daniel Agger, although the Spanish club was interested.
Instead the now former Arsenal Player Alexandre Song ended in the Catalan club.
In step with Manchester City's bid was higher and higher, there were not many million between champion club bid and Liverpool's requirements in relation to the total price.
Had Liverpool got what the club wanted, or were the two clubs ended up somewhere in between, Daniel Agger had entered the list of the five most expensive traded defensive players in football history. A list with names like Rio Ferdinand, Alessandro Nesta and Liliam Thuram.
The small, elite club, Daniel Agger not want to be a part of. He would rather play for Liverpool than Manchester City.
The work is not finished
National team captain is indeed a rare species in the world of football. Daniel Agger obviously earns pretty good money in Liverpool, but he could have earned even more and played Champions League for the English champion if he was switched to Manchester City. He just did not want to, and therefore he is happy at Liverpool and Manchester City not agreed on a transfer fee this summer.
"If you know a bit about football and my attitude to history and tradition, I'm not just letting go of something because it has gone downhill," says Daniel Agger on the grounds that Liverpool has become the number six, seven and eight in the Premier League over the past three seasons.
"I believe that Liverpool remains one of the world's biggest clubs. When I believe that the club can get up there again, it is not something I just want to leave because there is something tempting on the other side. If I did that, I would feel that I had not finished my job, and that I can't relate to, "he continues.
Player's sake
The reasons for Daniel Agger's desire to be in Liverpool despite the club's poor performance in recent years fall into two directions.
The first is personal. Agger and his family feel excellent in Liverpool. The other is sporty. While the outside world doubt Liverpool's ability to recover, Daniel Agger believes in the project and in Brendan Rogers as manager. He is Agger's fourth manager in Liverpool, after Rafael Benitez, Roy Hodgson and Kenny Dalglish, and national team captain trust that Rogers is the man who will bring Liverpool back to the top of English and European football. The biggest proof of this belief is Agger's announcement that he prefers Liverpool's history and culture rather than City's Arab million.
"I really feel that Liverpool is one of the biggest clubs in the world. We can look at the people who deal with the club and those who follow it. It's crazy, and it can be difficult to comprehend how big it is, "said Agger.
He points the finger at himself and teammates because they have not been able to repay supporters devotion.
"It's the players' fault that we have not got the results in recent years, and we must change that. I feel that we are on the way. We have the right coach and concept, and I feel that we get the right players into the concept.
So it looks positive. I feel that I must be a part of it if the club wants me, and it's not something I just walk away from, because there is something which on the surface would be more interesting, "he stresses with reference to interest from Manchester City.
While many would be flattered by interest from the English champion club with Arab oil billions in back, relate Daniel Agger more low-practice for it.
"I and my family are feeling at home in Liverpool.
We know what we have. You should occasionally remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side, "he explains.
What do you mean?
"When you have some good things in your hands, you should not always let go of it because you think there is something better on the other side. 'Stories about Daniel Agger's possible future have been many in both Danish , English and Spanish media this summer.
Most people would probably be quite awed by the world's biggest clubs show interest, but that has Daniel Agger not had it.
"I've been where I've been, and it has been firmly planted in Liverpool. So I said to myself that if there was something I had to look at it. Not that I would say to Liverpool that I wanted to get away, but if Liverpool asked for something, I had to look at it.
Personally, I prefer however to stay.
So there are no clubs in the world, you would rather play for than Liverpool?
"Not as things stand. No, there isn't."
It could also be seen on the tattoo, Daniel Agger was made on his knuckles middle.
YNWA it suddenly said on four of them with reference to Liverpool's motto You'll Never Walk Alone.
"It's obviously a signal that it is some word that means a lot to me, but it is something I have long had in mind to get made. Therefore, it is not something that has come out of thin air. However, it is a signal that Liverpool is my club. It has done a lot for me and I will do anything for it. It is, however, no signal was aimed at what has happened in the summer, "explains Agger.
Even if negotiations failed Daniel Agger a new employer, they can have an impact on his future at Liverpool. Both club captain Steven Gerrard, striker Luis Suarez and Agger's partner in central defense, Martin Skrtel, have extended their contracts with the club. The Dane could be the next of the club's great profiles, which binds to Brendan Rogers' project beyond 2014, when Agger's contract expires.
There is no doubt that the interest from FC Barcelona and Manchester City and Liverpool pricing Agger in negotiations with the rich neighbor club, will have consequences for the contract, the Dane may have to do with his club. For now it is clear how much Liverpool believe that Agger is worth, and it must be well illustrated in a new contract.
So far raining Agger not that Liverpool gives him a new and improved contract.
"I do not expect anything. It learns quickly in this industry. You have to be focused on football, and then we take the second along the way. "Have you got a proposal for a new contract? "No, I have not. '.
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