Just under NOK 30 million, or just over NOK 20 million. No matter how you look at it, Tobias Gulliksen’s transfer from Strømsgodset to Bodø/Glimt is one of the biggest in Norwegian history. Today he was confirmed ready by his new club. – It feels incredibly good, says Gulliksen to news. The 20-year-old winger has impressed the Drammen with his play this season. This has led to him being linked to major foreign clubs. Nevertheless, it is the yellows from Bodø who drew the longest straw. On Wednesday he landed in Bodø to carry out the medical test. – The focus has been on Glimt all along. I want to take new steps and become even more efficient and better, and I think I can do that here in Glimt. – What has been attractive about Glimt? – It’s the way they play, and they have an extremely skilled coach who makes it cool to go here. – What do you think you can contribute? – I think I can contribute by pulling players off and getting the opponents off balance when they are low. The transition is a clear warning to the competitors that Bodø/Glimt, who lead the Eliteserien, will not take their foot off the gas pedal. Saltvedt: – Perhaps the most exciting young player Sports commentator in news, Jan Petter Saltvedt, says that he thinks Bodø/Glimt have made a good signing. – Bodø/Glimt trades in good experiences. They actually have the money to take the chance that Gulliksen has the potential you think, He is perhaps the most exciting young player right now. Saltvedt looks at a transfer that happened a short time ago, when Hugo Vetlesen signed for Club Brugge after he was brought to Glimt from Stabæk a few years before. – Although the price may have risen from 20 to 30 million after the 2-0 victory Godset had against Glimt earlier in the season, you look at Hugo Vetlesen that it is investments that you get back. This is a player with qualities that are extremely attractive. – What makes Gulliksen so good? – He can dribble and get past people at speed. It is a cliché to say that he has qualities that are international, and Gulliksen has impressed everyone over the past year. With the exception of a small relapse for rough driving, everything he has shown on the football field has been very good. Jan Petter Saltvedt believes Gulliksen is the most exciting young Norwegian player right now. Photo: Lars Thomas Nordby / news Could soon be national team news Saltvedt says that Glimt can now afford to take chances on the transfer market. This is supported by the financial result they had last year with a turnover of 410 million. It suits Strømsgodset well, which at the other end of the scale is struggling financially. – It is, after all, the ecosystem of Norwegian football. After all, Glimt is getting close to being an uncle screw, and then you get a few million extra distributed, by making Godset an offer that is too good to say no to, and then I think everyone is quite satisfied. The most expensive transfer between two Norwegian clubs is always John Carew, who in 1999 went from Vålerenga to Rosenborg for around NOK 23 million. Whether Gulliksen makes the transition or not is not known for sure, but Saltvedt says that he thinks the road to the national team is not terribly long now, for the 19-year-old. – Gulliksen gets to try himself at an even higher level, and then he can quickly become relevant for the national team. Or out in Europe for that matter. – When do you think he can be admitted with the flag on his chest? – It is entirely up to him. If things go as badly with the long stroke as they have recently, it won’t take long before Ståle Solbakken looks to select the players who will take the national team into the future. Gulliksen may soon get the chance if he continues the development he has had in the past year.
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Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen goes from Bodø/Glimt to Strømsgodset for a record sum – news Nordland
