Fulham agree £10.6million fee with FC Twente for Bryan Ruiz
Hes supposed to be good aint he?
Hes supposed to be good aint he?
“It was good to get him – he is probably the best player in the Dutch league,” said Jol.
“He was our prime target but a few other clubs wanted him but as soon as we had him in the building we never let him go again so he stayed with us!
“He trained for the first time with us on Wednesday and looked good. We had games of four against four and he scored three goals in six minutes so that was a good start.
“His favourite position is probably in the hole but in Dutch league he played on the right.
“He wants to go inside all the time and look for the one-twos and shots and prefers to play on the right. It’s a great quality to have if you can fill in three positions. He’s a bit like Damien Duff.”
“It was good to get him – he is probably the best player in the Dutch league,” said Jol.
“He was our prime target but a few other clubs wanted him but as soon as we had him in the building we never let him go again so he stayed with us!
“He trained for the first time with us on Wednesday and looked good. We had games of four against four and he scored three goals in six minutes so that was a good start.
“His favourite position is probably in the hole but in Dutch league he played on the right.
“He wants to go inside all the time and look for the one-twos and shots and prefers to play on the right. It’s a great quality to have if you can fill in three positions. He’s a bit like Damien Duff.”
Bryan Ruiz has embarrassed Fulham by saying he wanted to join Spurs instead - and admitting he only went to Craven Cottage for the money.
The £10.6m Costa Rica international's ill-advised claims come days after he completed his first full 90 minutes for the Premier League side in Monday's win over Liverpool, for which he was praised by manager Martin Jol.
Ruiz told Dutch magazine Voetbal International: "I did not want Fulham. Previously Tottenham interested. This is a club that you say 'yes' to. But it was never real.
"On August 30 Fulham arrived in the bidding. My manager called and said there was an agreement between the clubs and that we were going to London. I hesitated again, but he convinced me.
"Attractive financial terms and a conversation with Martin Jol won me over."