MOWBRAY TRAILS NORWAY STAR FORREN

Baggies boss Tony plans a busy January

BUSY - Baggies boss Mowbray

08/11/2008

WEST BROM boss Tony Mowbray is trailing Molde FK's £4million-rated Norwegian Under-21 international Vegard Forren.

Central defender Forren, 20, has also attracted interest from Wigan, Newcastle United and Sampdoria.

He signed a five-year contract at Molde last year but is now seeking talks about his future at the club as interest in him grows.

And Mowbray is planning a busy month when the transfer window re-opens in January.

He has already made a personal check on Manchester United's Angolan international striker Manucho.

Albion also have a long-standing interest in Real Mallorca's Oscar Trejo and have had Peterborough forward Craig Mackail-Smith watched.

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Please don't buy him, he's so good for my team Molde FK.
But if you do, treat him well! He is a fantastic person!

By Schnay. Posted November 10 2008 at 2:49 PM.

I think he would be a great asset to any premier league club. Arsenal bought Nordtveit at a reletively young age, and he is developing to be a good defender, aswell is Forren even though he haven't been picked up by a big club earlier in a younger age.

I am certain that Forren/Nordtveit is the new defenders in tomorrows Norway squad.

Forren is absolutely not a top-PL player at the moment, he has a lack of pace and is not focused through 90 minutes. Put for him to move to a bigger club now might be the right thing.

He will train with players holding a much higher level and pace, and will probably play mostly for the B'squad in the start, but even they have quite a good pace in their play.

It would mean a great deal for Molde aswell to sell a player for quite a lot of cash so they can bring in some new faces to lift the club where it belongs. :)

In my opinion i hope he rather goes to Wigan than WB since they are more likely to keep their place in the PL.

By Norwegian 2. Posted November 9 2008 at 11:20 PM.

Actually, Vegard Forren is an extremely talented player. Norway has not seen a defender with "extra skills" like this...maybe ever. We in Molde should know..we came up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and have exported many a player to the big leagues.

I can offer you this as someone with first hand knowledge of Forren:

Strenghts:
-Very good in air (despite his relatively young age)
-Has a world class left foot for sending those delicate 60 metres diagonal passes to the wing (just above the heads of the opponents backs...time after time..allmost NEVER misses..it`s "sick")
-Has a very good "footballing brain", and uses his vision to break opponents attacks time and time again by reading the game like a very experienced player, despite his young age.
-Likes to advance with the ball from own half to opponents half (actually used to be a left winger, and is comfortable with the ball)
-Has a very good mentality, and never gives up (and not a primadonna..also kind of like Solskjaer here)
-+++

Weaknesses:
-He says he could have been a little quicker, but has actually shown he can catch up with fast attackers..(don`t know who to believe)
-Don`t know any more weaknesses...

By Norwegian in Molde. Posted November 9 2008 at 6:21 PM.

don't do it ...
live in norway and seen him play - waste of space!
on second thoughts, do it - spurs fan and need west brom below us come end of season :-)

By xx. Posted November 9 2008 at 6:48 AM.

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