Danish Olympic football side face losing the Fischer king

Tournament will clash with start of English Premier League club Middlesbrough’s start to the season

Jul 8, 2016

When the Danish Olympic football side lines up to face hosts Brazil, Iraq and South Africa at Rio next month, they could be without one of their prized assets: attacking midfielder Viktor Fischer.

Fischer recently moved to Middlesbrough in a deal believed to be worth around 40 million kroner, and it is unclear whether the English Premier League new boys will allow him to travel as the Olympics clash with the start of the EPL season.

Fischer has told media he wants to play, but that he doesn’t yet know what his new employer thinks.

As a promising youngster, the 22-year-old attracted the interest of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, but since moving to Ajax he has been frequently injured and only managed nine senior international caps thus far.

Two other North Sea moves
Meanwhile, English Championship club Cardiff City has signed Danish under-21 international striker Kenneth Zohore on a permanent deal from Belgian club KV Kortrijk for an undisclosed fee.

The 22-year-old scored two goals in 10 appearances during his loan spell at Cardiff last season.

And Danish international midfielder Casper Sloth has left English Championship club Leeds United to join Superliga side AaB on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 24-year-old joined Leeds in August 2014 and made 14 appearances in his first season, but none in his second. Sloth has eight international caps.

TOP STORIES

“Talents, start using AI tools now,” says Siri and Change.org founder

In an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post, the founder of Siri and Change.org, and currently VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, gives young talents advice on how to deal with the job market changed by artificial intelligence.
Testing free school meals for 20,000 kids and tax deduction for homeowners in 2025 Finance Act

The government has reached an agreement on next year’s Finance Act with SF and Radikale Venstre. A test on free school meals for a limited number of children will be introduced. Homeowners will get more options for deductions for home improvements
Make your voice heard as an expat

In my last op-ed, I made the case that we, expats living in Denmark, need to step up if we want to tackle the headaches that seem baked into expat life—e.g., counterintuitive laws and endless paperwork. With almost 16% of Denmark’s population made up of internationals, we actually have the numbers to influence real change. But after publishing the last op-ed, several readers contacted me and asked: Okay, but what can we actually do?
Danish politicians will double life science exports in a few years

“Strategy for life science” is a policy agreement to support the pharmaceutical industry’s opportunities to double exports to DKK 350 billion towards 2030
Royal House unveils new portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary

Ten months after Frederik went from crown prince to king, new civil portraits of the new royal couple have been taken.
“Without internationals, we wouldn’t have the people we need,” says Fujifilm

Fujifilm’s Hillerød facility thrives with a diverse workforce, employing over 1,800 people from more than 65 nationalities. Morten Munk, Director of Global Alliance Management, highlights how the company’s rapid growth relies on attracting international talent due to Denmark’s limited pool of scientific professionals.

Connect club

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.

5 Dec: A guided tour of Christiansborg

Career

“Talents, start using AI tools now,” says Siri and Change.org founder

In an exclusive interview with The Copenhagen Post, the founder of Siri and Change.org, and currently VP of AI Experience at Airbnb, gives young talents advice on how to deal with the job market changed by artificial intelligence.
“Without internationals, we wouldn’t have the people we need,” says Fujifilm

Fujifilm’s Hillerød facility thrives with a diverse workforce, employing over 1,800 people from more than 65 nationalities. Morten Munk, Director of Global Alliance Management, highlights how the company’s rapid growth relies on attracting international talent due to Denmark’s limited pool of scientific professionals.
“Now the biggest challenge is to retain internationals”, says Ferring

Mads Hougaard, senior HR director at the pharmaceutical company, explains that “it is also a challenge for society itself. I think collaboration between institutions, companies, and stakeholders could be beneficial.”

Want to advertise your job with CPH Post?

Jobs