Jörgen Strand Larsen is not unsympathetic to a transfer to Feyenoord. The link between the Norwegian striker and Feyenoord was made at the beginning of April by Cristian Willaert van ESPN, who said the attacker is mentioned in De Kuip. Strand Larsen sees Feyenoord’s alleged interest as a ‘great compliment’.
According to la Gazzetta dello Sport Genoa was interested in Strand Larsen last winter. Il Vecchio Balordo would reportedly have about five million euros left for the FC Groningen striker, who was also recently associated with Feyenoord. “I remain very calm about that, although I do see it as a huge compliment,” Strand Larsen told Football International†
“When I read that Feyenoord thinks I’m an interesting striker, I was just proud of it,” continues the Groningen top scorer. “Who wouldn’t be? Interest from other clubs is pure fuel for me. My dream is eventually to go to a bigger club and Feyenoord is a very big club.” The Rotterdam top club will probably have to look for a new attack leader next season, since Cyriel Dessers is currently rented from KRC Genk and he can only be taken over for four million definition.
However, Hans Nijland does not think that Feyenoord is actually able to attract Strand Larsen this summer. The former general manager of FC Groningen suspects that the 22-year-old striker will set a club record next summer when it comes to the highest outgoing transfer ever at the club. Pride of the North† “That wouldn’t surprise me,” Nijland said recently FootballTime†
The current record at FC Groningen is held by Marcus Berg, who was sold to Hamburger SV in 2009 for an amount of 9.5 million euros. Nijland therefore suspected that Strand Larsen would become more expensive. Feyenoord Transfermarkt reported immediately after Strand Larsen was linked to Feyenoord that he is not a serious option for Feyenoord internally. Whether it has to do with finances in Rotterdam is not disclosed.
Strand Larsen came over from Norway’s Sarpsborg in 2020 for just over a million euros. The striker has scored 15 goals and 1 assist in 31 official games this season, having already scored 9 times last year and provided 6 assists in 32 appearances for the Eredivisionist.