In September, Albert Grønbæk boasted about Bodø/Glimt and Norwegian clubs in front of a full Danish press corps. By then, the 23-year-old had surprisingly played his way to a place in the Danish national team squad – and impressed. Much of the cred just got Glimt and the Eliteserien. Grønbæk was signed by Ligue 1 club Rennes in the summer, where Glimt had been the big springboard for the Dane. In the space of a few months, everything has turned around.
Because already in November came the unpleasant surprise for Grønbæk. Rennes dumped the coach. Not new unusual in this, but the Ligue 1 club brought in bulldozer Jorge Sampaoli. At the same time, the club president has publicly said he wants players gone, who are not suitable for the club.
It is the Rennes coach who takes care of the announcement.
“It’s a personal decision on his (Grønbæk’s) part. He has expressed that he wants to go. He has never found his place here at the club and is not happy,” Sampiola said at a press conference.
This week, Bodø/Glimt brought Jens Petter Hauge permanently “home”. Albert Grønbæk is in theory very soon available for the same. After all, it was at Aspmyra that it was fun to play football for the Dane.
Grønbæk has 18 games in the Rennes shirt so far.
