The 26-year-old has confessed that several clubs in Europe were interested in acquiring his services, but he opted to join the Eredivisie outfit.
Reports from AFAS Stadion confirm that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Viktor-Elm-c36129 on a free transfer. The 26-year-old’s contract at Heerenveen expired at the end of the 2011/12 campaign, and opted to sign a four-year contract
at the Alkmaar outfit.
The midfielder-c*m-forward arrived at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the summer of 2009 after making 78 league appearances for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kalmar-FF-c39661. The box-to-box midfielder staged scintillating shows at the centre of the park for the Friesland
outfit, netting 15 goals while setting up plenty more in 102 Eredivisie appearances.
Although, the Heerenveen management reportedly offered the Swedish international a contract extension, he turned down the opportunity to prolong his stay at Abe Lenstra Stadion to challenge himself elsewhere.
AZ, who finished fourth on the Eredivisie league table in the 2011/12 season, were in search of a midfielder, and saw the Swede as the perfect addition to the squad.
“AZ gave me and my family the right feeling. I had several offers to play in other countries, but we are all happy in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 in many ways and
having the right feeling played a major role for us”, Elm was quoted as saying to the Dutch media.
The former Falkenbergs FF midfielder is expected to persuade his younger brother, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rasmus-Elm-c30628, to prolong his stay at AFAS Stadion. The 24-year-old had an impressive season at the Alkmaar outfit, and reports indicate that he could
be joining a club in the Barclays English Premier League this summer.
“Will I try to persuade Rasmus to stay longer at AZ? I will try. It would be great if he did. We have played together in midfield before, Rasmus as a playmaking midfielder and myself as a box-to-box player”, Elm added.
The Swedish international went on to stress that he can play at almost every position.
“At Heerenveen I have also played as an attacker and as a central defender. I can do everything”, Elm concluded.
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