Casper Höjer Nielsen is expected to move from Aarhus to Sparta Prague. The 26-year-old player is to close the gap on the left edge of the defense, signing a three-year contract with his new employer …
“Casper is an already won, more experienced type of defender with a balanced offensive and defensive activity. He covers the entire length of the field, is active, engages in a combination and gets into the ending,” said Sparta sports director Tomáš Rosický.
“He has a very good kicking technique, he plays with stubbornness and it can be seen that he wants to win every match. We want to be more productive from the sides. At the same time we want not only offensive players to bring us this productivity.” said the 40-year-old former midfielder of Sparta, Dortmund and Arsenal.
Höjer is a pupil of the FC Copenhagen academy, but he did not make it to the ambitious club, and after hosting the second-league Brönshöj Boldklub, he moved to Lyngby, which he helped to advance to the top competition. For the past three seasons, Höjer has played for Aarhus GF, where he joined the ranks and was one of the most productive defenders of the Superligaen.
“Of course it’s a big step for me, my family and the environment. It’s a really big moment for me. I’m very happy and excited to be here. Sparta is a big club that usually plays European cups and fights for the title. I want to win league and it would be a great pleasure for me to achieve that in Sparta, “ said Casper Höjer after signing the contract.
The former youth representative of Denmark did not go to a completely unknown environment, as he had previously visited the training center of the Letna Club. “I’ve been here before. I think it was in 2005. As a little boy, I was in the training center … Strahov? I showed the photos to the Rosický brothers. I have very good memories of it. It was nice and I’m really happy, that I’m here in this environment, “ the defender explained.
The 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League awaits Höjer and Sparta. In it, the Letna team will compete with either Danish Midtjylland, Rapid Vienna or Galatasaray Istanbul. “To be honest, I’m not deciding if we’ll meet Midtjylland. We’ll see who we get, but let’s move on to the next round,” constatoval Raises.
For Sparta, this transfer window is the second reinforcement after Jakub Pešek, who moved to the parent club from Liberec.
