Fulham manager Martin Jol confirms Roma defender John Arne Riise has arrived for medical
Fulham manager, Martin Jol, has confirmed that A.S Roma defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Arne-Riise-c18833, is in London to undergo a medical and seal his move to the Cottagers.
Jol said, "He's coming for a medical. If that's okay, we've got ourselves a very good player."
Riise rejected an offer of new contract at Roma and was looking to move to another club for some time now. The former Liverpool star is expected to join his younger brother, Bjorn Helge Riise at Fulham.
A.S http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 are looking to rebuild their squad under the new management and Riise does not consider himself in the plans in of new club manager, Luis Enrique. Reports in the Italian media suggested that the Giallorossi were considering
a swap deal with Fulham for the former A.S Monaco defender. Enrique is reportedly interested in signing the Cottager’s midfielder, Clint Dempsey in a make weight deal. However, Jol has no plans of selling his best player of the last season and immediately
rejected the claims.
Enrique, who was the reserve team coach at the Nou Camp, is looking to poach several of Catalan youngsters to Rome and it is highly believed that he will replace Riise with Barcelona B star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-c8330 Planas. Planas emerged from the
youth system of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 but could not break into the first team of the club.
Riise is no stranger to the English conditions and has spent seven years with Premier League giants, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809. The 30-year-old joined the Reds in 2001 and quickly established himself as the fans favourite at Anfield. Riise made
339 appearances for the Reds and scored 30 goals during the time. He was also part of the 2005 UEFA Champions League and 2006 FA Cup winning teams.
The former Aalesund star can also play in the left midfield role and he is a specialist of dead ball situation with his thunderous left footed strike.
Riise has made 133 appearances for Roma since joining the club in 2008 and has also scored 9 goals.
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