Former Sweden international Mikael Lustig has stressed the importance of Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur target Roony Bardghji not moving to a massive club and getting stuck on the bench.
The 18-year-old winger has impressed this season in the Champions League, especially FC Copenhagen’s 4-3 win over Manchester United at home earlier in the campaign.
His performances have piqued the interest of several clubs and he has been linked with a move to clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle, Brighton, Fulham, Brentford and Aston Villa.
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Lustig wants Bardghji to be an impact player for Sweden from the bench for now, but stressed that needs to continue to play week-in-week-out for Copenhagen at the moment.
The former Sweden star is not keen to see the youngster join too big a club too early and then spend precious time on the bench at an early stage of his career.
Lustig said on TV4 (via Fotbollskanalen): “I have wanted him in the squad for a long time.
“He has shown that he can sit on the bench, come on and decide games, which he has done.
“And I think the national team have missed that.
“At the same time, we need players who play week-in-week-out as it’s far too bad in there.
“So, I hope, first of all, he gets to play for FCK and then make a smart choice and doesn’t go to too big a club and get stuck on the bench.”
It remains to be seen whether any of his suitors try to snare Bardghji away from Copenhagen in the summer.