It’s no big secret that Vålerenga captain and right-winger Christian Borchgrevink was on his way out of the gates at Intility Arena. Borch has been in Vålerenga since he was nine years old, and apart from a loan to HamKam and Notodden, he has only played in royal blue his entire career. Now it was time for a new adventure for the 25-year-old from Lille-Tøyen.
Borchgrevink is ready for the Scottish club Hearts.
“It’s an exciting opportunity for me. Right now I’m happy, but I know it’s going to be sad,” says the VIF captain on Vålerenga’s side.
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The Oslo club that is back in the Eliteserien has started the season with a loss, a draw and a win.
“I’ve always wanted to experience and challenge myself. I may have felt that I would have benefited from a change of environment, and then this opportunity came up”
- We were promoted last year, and I feel like I’m leaving at a time when the club is really in a good place. It feels nice. And then it’s an exciting opportunity for me. Right now I’m happy, but I know I’m going to be very sad. It’s still a while until the final goodbye”
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He will play the spring season for VIF, before joining Hearts.
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In Scotland, Borchgrevink has signed a three-year deal with Hearts.
