Since 2017 and exit Norwegian football, it has been Genk, Sheffield United, Burnley and now Fulham. A long way from the biggest spotlights, which capture Haaland, Ødegaard and Sørloth. Sander Berge is the player who rarely takes his place outside the match arena, but on the pitch, where the 28-year-old has shown his class. Now work is being done on the ball island to secure the defensive midfielder, who has played one of the main roles in Norway’s giant step into the world top.
For Ståle Solbakken, Berge is the natural anchor in midfield, a link between the defense and the attack of the Norwegian national team. Against Brazil, Berge was a giant, both defensively and offensively, with 98 percent hits on 119 passes during the game. Against England, the 28-year-old was also “everywhere” on the pitch for a full 120 minutes, after the loss there was a clearly disappointed Berge, he was in no doubt that Norway deserved to win over the gang from the ball island.
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Even before the World Cup started, The Athletic reported that Manchester United considered Berge as a strong candidate for reinforcement in midfield. United were interested in the Norwegian international back in 2024, with Berge eventually ending up leaving Burnley for Fulham.
Manchester United lost the signing of Mateus Fernandes and look set to drop the “done deal” signing of Atalantas Ederson, according to The Athletic’s Manchester United reporter Laurie Whitwell in the podcast “Talk of The Devils”, Berge is a player Manchester United are definitely considering.
“Sander Berge is an interesting name. He is 28 years old, and United considered him before he joined Fulham from Burnley. They didn’t go for him, but Fulham struck for £25 million. He would cost more now. He is a player who would fit right into the team right away, says the English journalist.
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Against the big stars of Brazil and England, Sander Berge showed he is the midfielder you really want in the match arena in the big games. Michael Carrick knows everything about what a midfielder needs to succeed, we are convinced the Man United manager got to see Sander Berge’s performances in the World Cup. That he delivers in the Premier League, the Norwegian international has already shown.
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