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– I have a very good feeling about this. What Bodø / Glimt has shown indicates that this may be a very good step for me. I can hardly wait, Vetlesen tells VG, on the way to the plane back to Oslo after completing the transition.

Bodø / Glimt is very satisfied with the signing.

– Vetlesen is a versatile midfielder who is agile and good at getting out of tight spaces. Very exciting skills and we think we fit very well in our way of playing soccer. We think it can go one step further, Bodø / Glimt sports director Aasmund Bjørkan tells VG.

– We want to form a team in Bodø that can be very good also in 2021. We want to continue the development we are in and continue taking new steps. We hope and believe that the possibility of us playing in Europe next year is great, says Bjørkan.

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Hugo Vetlesen feels that Bodø / Glimt can be the right step on the road to further development. Before the move, he consulted with his friend Jens Petter Hauge.

– I know Jens Petter very well and he is one of my closest in the national team. I had to consult with the king of fashion in Milan. He was happy with what he was doing now and thought it was a good step, says Vetlesen.

– So it’s just to go on?

– Yes, to Inter, perhaps, jokes Vetlesen.

Skepticism among Stabæk fans

At the same time, not all news is equally well received. After the club posted a photo of the 52-year-old in the office, several Stabæk supporters expressed concern that Hugo Vetlesen would travel to a Norwegian rival.

– We’ll have to take him when he arrives. In general, it is never popular to sell your own pet eggs. He’s the second to go inland this year (after Ola Brynhildsen, editor’s note), so to speak. But there are many reasons why it happens, Bjarmann said.

Bjarmann himself used his own Twitter account to respond to concerns. There he wrote that “of course no one wants to sell internally in Norway if it can be avoided.”

At the same time, he pointed out factors such as the length of the contract, development, playing time, finances and the wishes of the player.

Vetlesen says it was with a heavy heart that he left Stabæk.

– First of all, it’s very sad. I am a boy from Stabæk and have played more than 100 games. It was a difficult choice, but it felt natural. Without them, I would not be where I am today. It’s amazing that I was given the opportunity. They have been very cooperative and understood my side of the problem.

He says he has not received any negative comments.

– What I get with myself is positive, I experience that there is a lot of understanding. But you can’t make everyone happy all the time, says Vetlesen, who stood out early in the Elite Series:

Lots of activity

At the same time, Andreas Hanche-Olsen moves away from Stabæk. The midfielder is in Belgium to complete a transfer. There he is said to have visited Standard Liège and Ghent, something Eurosport has mentioned before.

Budstikka writes that Hanche-Olsen has decided for Ghent and is in a medical examination there.

– Everything indicates that you have reached the goal. Nothing is officially clear. He’s probably getting close to something. I don’t think he will come home and play for us at least, says Bjarmann.

A replacement is ready. Sturla Ottesen, 19, who was named PostNord League Talent of the Year last year, has been brought in from Kjelsås.

– We know him well from before, so it was a good idea to bring him now. Back in the club team and midfielder in the national team, then we will see how it ends. It is both a short-term and a long-term plan.

At the same time, Belgian Daryl Werker, 26, is on the scene to be considered as a possible replacement for Hanche-Olsen.

The former Roda player is currently out of a club and in quarantine, but will run a physical test before Stabæk assesses what he’ll do next.

– Nothing happens today. He is a free player, so he is more in a physical test. You are not allowed to train with the team due to quarantine.

It was Budstikka who first mentioned that the Belgian could replace Hanche-Olsen.

– Free players who have not played matches for a long time must be tested, then we will evaluate accordingly.

Later, Stabæk also brought in Gustav Valsvik on loan from Rosenborg. Torgeir Bjarmann confirms to Eurosport that they have a purchase option.

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