' Cardiff City agree deal to sell Daehli '

Monday 22nd December 2014

By Terry Phillips

Cardiff City agree deal to sell Mats Moller Daehli to Bundesliga's bottom side SC Freiburg

Norwegian international Daehli will move for a fee believed to be more than £2m after not featuring for the Bluebirds in recent weeks

Mats Daehli, Cardiff City’s teenage playmaker, is joining German Bundesliga club Freiburg for a fee thought to be in excess of £2m.

The Bluebirds signed Norwegian international Daehli almost a year ago and he has made 22 League appearances, but has scarcely figured since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left the club.

It was clear Daehli was set to leave Cardiff during the January transfer window and Freiburg, who are bottom of the Bundesliga, have maintained interest they first showed last summer.

Daehli, 19, made 13 Premier League appearances for Cardiff and scored a dramatic 95th minute equaliser in a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion.

But he has not started a match since September and has often been left out of the matchday squad completely.

Daehli was hampered by a hip injury, but has been unable to break into the Bluebirds team since he recovered from that niggling problem.

It is thought the player and his agent Jim Solbakken were given the go-ahead for talks with Freiburg.

Daehli said last month: “My situation at Cardiff is not optimal at all.

“A month without playing is OK, but it can’t continue like that to be honest. We will have to see about a move in January, but I need to play now.

“I had a chat with Russell Slade, but what was said will have to remain just between the two of us.”

Slade had talks with Daehli and his representatives.

He will not be able to sign officially for Freiburg until the January transfer window opens. German football is on a winter break and Freiburg’s next fixture is at the end of January against Eintracht Frankfurt at home.

Daehli was born in Oslo and had a trial with Chelsea as a schoolboy before joining Manchester United from Norwegian football at the age of 17. He moved to Molde in Norway and signed for Cardiff in January last year.

Daehli made his debut for Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round victory against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium, going on for Joe Mason.

BAD NEWS Mason

' UPDATED'

Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that an agreement has been reached with SC Freiburg for the transfer of Mats Møller Dæhli, subject to international clearance.

It's a f*cking disgrace by our club so much talent clueless bunch of twats. Tan Out,Slade Out Young Out get the useless twats out ASAP.