An Icelandic reporter who is following the Iceland national team in Andorra at the moment has just said he has reliable sources that Sigurdsson will be leaving Everton in the summer. There have been talks with Italian and Spanish clubs. Inter Milan was mentioned.
From out of the blue, during a pre-game show before the mighty Iceland v Qatar clash tonight. One of the reporters said according to his sources there will be many scouts including one from Everton to watch 19 yr old attacking midfielder Arnor Sigurdsson of CSKA Moscow. He scored against Roma in...
Gylfi Sigurdsson is in Iceland right now. His injury seems to be healing well and he was spotted in the gym at his old club FH Hafnarfjördur this morning. Will most likely be fit for next weekend I would guess...
Gylfi on Champions League aspirations:
‘‘Of course thats the objective, the dream if you like. The club, the supporters and the players are all looking into that direction. Of course it‘s very difficult to break into the top 4. It‘s every footballers dream to play in the Champions League but it...
Gylfi on playing alongside Rooney:
‘‘Rooney has been a role model for kids in the past 10 – 15 years. He is the England topscorer and is very experienced and he still has the ability to do something special, like he showed last weekend.“
‘‘Hopefully we will click on the pitch. He‘s an...
Yes Þór translates to Thor in Icelandic. The norse mythology is quite strong in Iceland. For instance the names Þór (Thor) and Óðinn (Odin) are very popular names.
Gylfi on fearing that Everton might look elsewhere
‘‘It‘s been a long time coming and finally all is sorted. Now I can start to focus on the season ahead.“
‘‘It‘s been strange and I have had to be patient. It‘s strange going to training, knowing that‘s the only thing you‘re going to do and you...
Gylfi on his potential position at Everton:
‘‘Whether it‘s in the number 10 role or with two eights in the middle, it doesnt really matter. Paul Clement, let me opperate on the left side at Swansea but I had the freedom to come into the middle. I am most comfortable in the middle but whether...
Another bit of the interview with Gylfi:
Gylfi on the Twitter photo:
The photo was taken during one of his two trials at the club at the start of the century.
‘‘I went twice on trial at Everton when I was younger. It‘s probably been 14 years but 14 years later I finally earned a contract with...
First bit of the interview with Gylfi over here. He doesn´t fancy the Viking Clap that much now:
Gylfi puts the potential use of the Viking Clap at Goodison Park to bed:
‘‘They can do it but I wont be orchestrating it. I think it has become a little tiresome except when during international...
Big interview with Gylfi in Iceland today. I'll provide some translation on some of the topics, including one regarding that photo that did the rounds on Twitter last night.