Icelandic midfielder set to join

Sixteen year old midfielder Kristjan Gauti Emilsson is to join Liverpool in the first weeks of December, according to the Icelandic website fotbolti.net.

The attacking midfielder who is already six feet four, currently plays for Icelandic champions FH Hafnarfjordur - he has already made his senior debut for them - had a trial at Melwood during which he impressed enough for Liverpool to make an offer. Last August there had been some rumours that Manchester United might be making a move for him whilst a host of clubs including Dutch giants Ajax were thought to be monitoring his progress.

The player himself hadn't been thinking of moving from Iceland just yet but couldn't turn down a club like Liverpool. "My plan was to remain at home for another year, but then this offer came I could not refuse it. There are excelent conditions there and I think I will be able to become a great footballer at the club."

"Kristjan is very promising player and very mature for his age," the Hafnarfjordur coach Heimir Gudjonsson said recently. "I took him with the team last winter and it is not often that you see sixteen-year boy who is as good as him."

"I believe that he will stand out. He gets good help from their parents and now gets three years to prove himself. I'm certain that he can meet all the demands of playing for Liverpool. "

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