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WOULD KARLSSON BUCK THE TREND AT ALKMAAR?

When you think about the impressive talent coming out of Netherlands, you think of talents coming out from clubs like Ajax FC and PSV Eindhoven. Jasper Karlsson has been tearing up the Eredivisie, but he does not play for wither club. The Az Alkmaar winger has scored eight goals, while also adding a further six league goals to announce himself to the world.

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The 23-year-old Swedish joined the Netherland club from IF Elfsborg and has spent the last two years since his move showing Alkmaar that they made the right decision by securing his services. The young man’s talent is pretty obvious, with his style of play often likened to that of Cristiano Ronaldo during his early days at Manchester United.
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FEYENOORD END AZ LOSING RUN

Nigerian forward CyrielDessers scored the only goal of the game to give Feyenoord a slim win over AZ Alkmaar at home in their last outing as far as this season’s Dutch Eredivisie is concerned. The Super Eagles of Nigeria player came off the bench for the final eight minutes of the AZ Alkmaar game in place of Dutchman Brian Linssen and he was able to make his mark within a short space of time.

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Dessers scored in the second minute of stoppage time to break AZ Alkmaar hearts and lead his team to an important victory in the chase for the league title. His goal achieved a 1-0 win for Feyenoord and also ended their run of three straight defeats against AZ Alkmaar. UEFA European Conference League campaigners AZ Alkmaar were winless in eight matches against Feyenoord before the start of a run of three successive wins. The impressive run of three straight victories came to an end thanks in part to the late strike from Dessers.
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AZ EXTEND WINNING RUN

AZ Alkmaar have extended their winning run to four games in all competitions after the big victory over FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday. AZ Alkmaar thrashed FC Utrecht 5-1 at home in the Dutch top flight thereby making it four wins in a row.

FC Utrecht were second best throughout the game and it reflected in the scoreline as AZ Alkmaar continue to climb the Dutch Eredivisie table after a poor start to the season. Alkmaar have now won their last three games in the league with the emphatic success recorded at the expense of FC Utrecht. Continue reading “AZ EXTEND WINNING RUN”

ALKMAAR FAIL IN VEERMAN BID

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AZ Alkmaar failed in their bid to lure Joey Veerman to the club before the transfer window ended last week Tuesday. Inside Futbol reported how AZ Alkmaar made an offer to sign the SC Heerenveen midfielder and it was knocked back by his club via Dutch magazine Voetbal International.

AZ Alkmaar wanted to sign Veerman from their fellow Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen but were unable to pull off the transfer. Continue reading

MONACO CONFIRM THE SIGNING OF BOADU FROM AZ ALKMAAR

French Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco have confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Dutch Eredivisie outfit AZ Alkmaar for the signing of youngster Myron Boadu for an undisclosed fee. The young talent has finally chosen to sign for Monaco as he believes that is the club where he will get the most opportunities to continue his development. After a break-out season at Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie last season, he started drawing attention from a host of European clubs, with Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Chelsea all understood to have made inquiries about snapping him up from the Dutch league.

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The youngster, who plays for the Netherlands youth team, rose through the ranks at Alkmaar and was promoted from the club’s youth academy after he was sighted as a player with a bright future because of the potential he showed during a training session with the senior team. His promotion to the first team was a well-earned one as he deserved every chance he was given to play for the senior side.
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LAZIO EYEING MOVE FOR ALKMAAR MIDFIELDER

AZ Alkmaar attacking midfielder Dani de Wit is attracting serious interests from a lot of teams on the European football scene. This is according to the latest reports coming out of the media in Italy. Tuttomercatoweb is one of the major news outlets in Italy and they have reported that AZ Alkmaar player De Wit is on the radar of a lot of European clubs including Lazio in the Italian Serie A.

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The report from Tuttomercatoweb said that Lazio sporting director Igli Tare is weighing up a move for the AZ Alkmaar trequartista. The 23-year-old midfielder impressed in the Dutch Eredivisie last season and it’s not surprising that his name has been on the list of transfer targets at some European teams this summer.
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