Feyenoord Rotterdam’s Karim El Ahmadi denies moving abroad – Dutch Eredivisie news
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539 in the Dutch top tier before playing for an elite European club.
The defensive midfielder has remained heavily linked with a De Stadionclub exit in the ongoing summer transfer market after making only 15 appearances for the Rotterdam giants in the season ended. Furthermore, the financially stricken Eredivisie outfit are also reportedly keen to offload the Moroccan International, as the midfielder presses hard on the Stadiumclub’s limited salary budget.
Npower Championship outfit, Nottingham Forest FC, are reportedly taking keen interest in acquiring the 26-year-old’s signature. Steve McClaren, the Forest manager, is known to be a great admirer of the Moroccan International after witnessing him in action during his stint in Dutch top flight with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede.
However, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 manager would be disappointed after hearing the 26-year-old’s decision to prolong his stay in Netherlands.
El Ahmadi joined the Rotterdam giants in the summer of 2008 after spending four seasons with FC Twente. The defensive midfielder has so far played 63 games for the Stadiumclub and scored 29 goals as well.
After a difficult 2010/11 campaign at De Kuip Stadion, the Moroccan International is looking for a move away from his current side in the ongoing summer transfer market.
“I'm 26 years old, I'm not done. For almost three years, I have not shown what I can do, so it is time to let everyone see that I am potentially still one of the best midfielders in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753. The ambition to prove it burns more than ever”, Al Ahmadi said while talking to the media.
The Dutch-born Moroccan international then went on to reveal that he would perform his best for Feyenoord in the upcoming season if none of the Dutch outfits table a bid to acquire his services.
“I’m not a popular player. Martin van Geel knows that if no club comes asking for his signature, I will do my best for Feyenoord”, the defensive midfielder concluded.
El Ahmdai has a contract with the Rotterdam giants that runs until the summer of 2013.
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