TOP 10 transfers of summer 2011: “Nikolaj Markussen – dangerious Giant”

At the beginning of the new season, Handball-Planet.com presents TOP 10 transfers of this summer:

1. Nikolaj Markussen (23 – Nordsjaeland Handball – BM Atletico Madrid)

Danish giant showed that he will be “surprise surprise” of the season in his first match for the team, which won Super Cup. His potential is so big and the limits are unknown.

2. Slawomir Szmal (32, RNL – Vive Kielce)

Polish goalkeeper already punished his former team, Rhein Neckar Lowen in the EHF CL “Wild Card” tournament. Where is Szmal , there is the Champions League.

3. Olafur Stefansson (38, RNL – AG Copenhagen)

Scandinavian Handball machine is still ready to improve himself and his new team – “Scandi proud”, AG. We will see, how far Copenhagen will go this season, with Olafur, probably, quite far…

4.  Oscar Carlen ( 23, SG Flensburg – HSV Hamburg)

He is injured, but when the Swedish star come back to the court, HSV will have a huge new force for the years to come.

5. Krzysztof Lijewski (28, HSV Hamburg – Rhein Neckar Lowen)

He stayed in Bundesliga to show his full potential without his older brother as a teammate. Lijewski younger has a chance to improve, but this season, without Champions League.

6. Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz (23, Sweden – Nantes)

Swedish left back was one of the best at the WCh in Sweden last January. His transfer was one of the “hottest” handball media stories in the last few months…

7. Iker Romero (31, F.C Barcelona – Fuchse Berlin)

Marketing step or just a mistake? Many handball people, despite his fantastic career, don’t see Iker as an advantage for such tough competition as Bundesliga.

8. Dejan Peric (41,  MKB Veszprem – Celje PL)

Handball legend. Ask fans in Hungary or Slovenia.

9. Viran Morros (28, Ciudad Real – F.C Barcelona)

Spanish star knows how to win trophies with the TOP domestic teams. Last season he didn’t have success, but new team, new season…

10. Denis Buntic (29, Ademar Leon – Vive Targi Kielce)

As a regular member of the successful Croatian national squad, Buntic became serious player with the serious performances. His first matches for the new team proved that…