Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup departed from Barcelona in 1994 and it was pretty controversial. However, the departure was necessary.

The relationship of great Dane with Johan Cruyff, the manager had risen beyond belief. He had described Laudrup as one of the toughest players he has managed and attempted to deploy the conflict approach of Rinus Michels to man-management in a bid for maximizing the talent of the genius creator.

The model of Cruyff hardly served as an irritant to Laudrup who Michael Cox described as a nervous and reserved footballer in his book Zonal Marking, and needed a more delicate treatment.

Michael Laudrup’s managerial career has not hit the heights that his playing one did, but that is not to say that there were not some great moments in it. The former Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid attacking midfielder arrived in South Wales as something of a surprise replacement for Brendan Rodgers in the dugout, after Swansea City had acclimatised to life in the Premier League with ease.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Fulham have overtaken Lazio and other Italian clubs in the pursuit of Sergio Reguilon. The Cottagers are keen to sign a new full-back before the summer transfer window shuts, with the Tottenham defender reportedly willing to stay put in the Premier League. Sergio Reguilon will be hoping to find a resolution regarding his future before the transfer deadline.

Michael Laudrup is undoubtedly one of the greatest players in history as far as Danish football is concerned. Also, he's one of the few players to feature for both Barcelona and Real Madrid. Michael Laudrup scored 37 goals in 104 games for the Denmark senior national team over a 16-year period at the ratio of a goal in three games. He became one of the youngest players to ever play for the team at the age of 18.Laudrup made his debut for the Denmark senior team on the day he turned 18 thus making the second youngest player to represent the team at the time behind Harald Nielsen.

Michael Laudrup is undoubtedly one of the best players in the history of Danish football. He was part of the Denmark team that won the 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup. Also, Michael Laudrup played his part as Denmark reached the World Cup quarterfinals at the 1998 edition in France before they were eliminated by Brazil.

Danish football legend Michael Laudrup surprised a lot of people when he completed a controversial transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 1994. Michael Laudrup left Barcelona after falling out with manager Johan Cruyff. On his Barcelona exit, Laudrup would later confirm in an interview that he didn't have any hidden agenda. According to him, it was the World Cup year and players usually drop off in performance after a major tournament such as the 1994 FIFA World Cup tournament in the United States of America (USA). Michael Laudrup was said to have correctly predicted that Barcelona won't win any trophy in the season after the 1994 World Cup.

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It was a huge statement when the Danish legend was appointed as Swansea City boss. Laudrup took over in June 2012 and won the League Cup in his first season in charge as well as securing the club’s best-ever league finish as they came ninth in the Premier League. Unfortunately his second season didn’t go quite as well.

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Renowned as one of the top managers in the Premier League, it was with Swansea City where Brendan Rodgers really found his feet. Appointed in July 2010, Rodgers was the man to guide the Swans to the top flight in a promotion-winning season as they beat his former club Reading in the play-off final.

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Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen will need to adapt defensively at Barcelona if he joins the Spanish La Liga outfit as expected this summer. This is according to his compatriot, Michael Laudrup. Danish football idol Michael Laudrup talked about Christensen and Barcelona in an interview monitored by Spanish news magazine MundoDeportivo as he said that Christensen will need to adjust slightly upon moving to Barcelona in the summer.

Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has revealed how he tried to persuade Sir Alex Ferguson to sign international teammate Michael Laudrup without any success.

Michael Laudrup was one of the most talented players of his generation and he was part of the Denmark squad that won Euro ’92 alongside Schmeichel. Denmark didn’t quality for the tournament, but featured in the place of Yugoslavia who were going through a lot of political turmoil at the time.

Danish football icon Michael Laudrup has revealed his proudest moment in football. Michael Laudrup revealed his proudest football moment while he was on the Big Interview with Graham Hunter podcast. According to him, winning the League Cup with Welsh team is his best moment in football.

Michael Laudrup surprised many by going for Swansea City who didn't have a taste of Premier League until the competition had existed for almost two decades. He led the Welsh team to the League Cup title in 2013 after they saw off lower league opposition Bradford City convincingly in the final. Laudrup masterminded the 5-0 drubbing of Bradford City on the way to winning the League Cup title.