Engvall Stoke: “Wanted to love to go” – Aftonbladet

Gothenburg. Just over three weeks left until the Allsvenskan premiere.

Then send IFK Göteborg away Gustav Engvall test training at Stoke.

– They know about the sums involved at a transition. Otherwise we would never let him go, says sports director Mats Gren.

The Premier League eighth grade stokes interest in Gustav Engvall has long been known, but all the time encountered obstacles. Two visits in England has been set, and a transition gazed out to fizzle out. But IFK Gothenburg’s fiasco in the Swedish Cup (already in the group stage despite the 3-0 victory today against Halmstad) opened up new opportunities.

– Stoke got in right away when we went out and asked to get over Engvall. There is nothing we like to do, it’s not true. But Gustav wanted to go. But this we had never done if we had been left in the cup, says Mats Gren. READ ALSO Hysen: We with the scapegoat

“Their main scout is saved”

Engvall was replaced after an hour against Halmstad and went directly to Landvetter Airport and further transport to Stoke. He will be in England on Monday and Tuesday. The English transfer window is closed, so no transition can not take place until at least the summer.

– Their main scouts have seen him a number of times and is saved in Gustavus. But Mark Hughes never got to see him, that’s why they always stayed on to get him on the visit.

How passports agree you are a transfer?

– Not in detail, but Stoke knows about the sums in question. Otherwise we would never let him go.

According to Mats Gren is not about any provincial training.

– No, he’ll just get acquainted with the club.

“So the reality looks”

But IFK Gothenburg coach Jörgen Lennartsson claim that Engvall also to train with the club.

– Yes, he will do two training sessions, Monday and Tuesday. I welcome it, he will make two great training there, get to know the Premier League pace and benefit from it in the future.

How do you see the risk that you will lose him already this summer ?

– this is how reality looks like. All Swedish clubs apart from Malmo FF living by selling players, there is the stark reality. But we are sitting in the driver’s seat where it would go so far.