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Laudrup not bound for the Bridge

Wed 14 May, 12:00 PM


Michael Laudrup's agent has confirmed that he will be leaving Getafe and has hit out at the club for not aspiring to bigger things.The Danish coach has seen his stock rise after a year with the Madrilenian club and he has now received interest from Spanish teams as well as England, Portugal, Russia and Turkey.

Bayram Tutumlu, Laudrup's representative, confirmed he has received a call from a Premier League club - but not Chelsea.

He admitted that Laudrup was more than likely to stay in Spain with a move to Sevilla mentioned in some parts of the Spanish press.

"Spain is like his second country and his family is very happy here. If he stays here though, it will have to be a team at the same level as Michael," said Tutumlu.

Without stating whether Sevilla had made an approach, the agent was asked whether they are one of the interested club despite having Manolo Jimenez in charge.

"Sevilla? Why not? There are various clubs in different countries that are interested. Galatasaray are mad about him," Tutumlu continued

"Others have called me from Portugal, Russia and England," .

"I am not talking about Chelsea though, it was another club."

Tutumlu,was adamant that his client was set to switch clubs and stated that things could have been so much better had Getafe let him have the players he wanted.

"It is not that Getafe is too small. Angel (Torres, Getafe president) has left him to work, for all his faults and good points, but the chapter of Laudrup at Getafe has finished." Tutumlu told Globo FM.

"I was really unhappy when the team lost to Bayern. It could have been the best season for a hundred years. I am not happy with the season overall. Things could have much better. If you are leading 3-1 against Bayern with only a few minutes to go, you should not lose the tie.

"I do not blame the Getafe goalkeepers, they are very good, but they have failed at decisive times. Also, if Michael had some strikers that could score more regularly then Getafe would now be qualified for the Champions League or the UEFA Cup.

"Of the five forwards there, none scored as many goals as Dani Guiza. That is just bad management. Angel is my friend, but he can also make mistakes."

Finally, Tutumlu revealed one of the key reasons why Laudrup was ready to move on from Getafe and search for a new challenge after only one season at the helm.

"He is not going to be able to do more than he has done after the way he and the players felt after losing to Bayern. I do not believe that they will have the same reaction next year," he added.

"If you have asked me a month ago about all this I would not have said anything about the offers, not until the club were safe. Now I have said everything. We must not move ahead of ourselves."

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