Rutten gives a chance to youngsters, Rendla got a real opportunity

Zdroj: SITA

There will be another young player missing in the Slovak football premier league. As it is some days known, the career of talented 16-year-old attacker Andrej Rendla from Dukla Banská Bystrica (born 13.10.1990) will continue in Dutch premier league team FC Twente Enschede. Twente play its home games at Arke Stadion, club´s coach is 44-year-old Fred Rutten and last season club finished at 4.place and qualified for UEFA Cup 2007/2008 campaign. “ Andrej got pretty hectic schedule at the end of last week and they gave him many medicals. For example on Friday there were fourteen x-ray examinations, four blood tests and two blood substances` results were known just on Monday. The point of this visit is signing of three-year contract without option, because he still is not 18. Banská Bystrica has reached accord with Twente and player with club management, too. So there are no obstacles for Andrej to prove his qualities in Dutch premier league,” said for SITA news agency Jozef Tokoš – SFZ agent, who represented player´s interests during transfer talks.

Historically the youngest player (debut 14.10.2006 against Trenčín which was only one day after his 16.birthday) and also scorer of Corgoň Liga (he scored his first goal 16.May 2007 against Ružomberok), currently vacationing on Greek island Rhodos with his girlfriend, got also another offers. „ There was also the possibility of playing in Udinese Seria A senior squad, Russian renowned club was also interested plus there was one Danish undisclosed team, too. Financially, Russian offer was by far the most lucrative, but Andrej opted for sport way, not financial, “ added J.Tokoš.

According to him, the summer training campaign 2007/2008 of Rendla´s new club is going to start on Monday 3.July. „ It is gratifying that coach Rutten relies on young players, what is good for Andrej. Dutchmen probably capitalize on this strategy, because they became the Euro champs U 21 on home soil last weekend. Moreover, Rendla is a flexible player who can play on attacker position, but he can play on offensive midfielder position, as well. I believe he will make it big in Twente, “ added Rendla´s agent Jozef Tokoš.