EXCLUSIVE: 'Danish Superliga has developed immensely since I left', says Rasmus Kristensen

[p][b]"As I have seen from the outside, it's a league that has developed immensely, so there is definitely more money in the league and better players compared to when I left. There is significantly more competition at the top of the table. [/b][/p][p][b]"At the same time, more clubs are competing in Europe and doing well. So in total, I think that the league has improved quite a lot, which is also one of the reasons why I decided to return home,"[/b] Kristensen told Flashscore.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kristensen-rasmus/Ii8pjsY2/"]Kristensen[/a] said further to the general Danish media at the press conference that he has been in steady contact with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] ever since the start of the new year.[/p][p][b]"On the other side of the new year, I started considering it with my family, and during the spring it became more and more clear to me that this is what we need, and this is what I would like the most," [/b]he explained.[/p][embed guid="bf362df2-647b-4de9-82b3-b5ead7624791" url="https://x.com/fcmidtjylland/status/2071858458735841676" social-type="twitter" /][p]FC Midtjylland's CEO Claus Steinlein wore a pair of colourful Gucci shoes at the press conference. Shoes that used to belong to Kristensen when he was first playing for the club.[/p][p][b]"The day you signed a contract with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a], and we sold you, you brought the shoes as a gift,"[/b] said Steinlein, who can now take joy that the circle is complete for Kristensen, who returns to his mother club.[/p][p]Kristensen, a regular on the Danish national team, has signed a five-year contract with FCM; it was announced earlier Tuesday. Kristensen went through the FC Midtjylland academy as he launched a career that has seen him play for esteemed clubs like Ajax, Leeds, Red Bull Salzburg, and AS Roma, spending eight years abroad.[/p][p]Steinlein notes that Kristensen is moving back to Denmark two years before he was eligible for a tax discount in Denmark.[/p][embed guid="8de5c8e4-9306-45ef-b335-ed346a9ec8c5" url="https://x.com/Eintracht/status/2071859063411843498" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"When we talk about money, this deal was only possible because [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Frankfurt[/a] was willing to look into it," [/b]says Steinlein.[/p][p][b]"At the same time, it was part of the deal that FC Midtjylland's under-19 player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pimpong-malik/vmL2eEen/"]Malik Pimpong[/a] moved to Frankfurt."[/b][/p][p]The Danish Superliga starts the new season on July 24th. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/midtjylland-8GZDmdbB/sonderjyske-42ectuVa/?mid=2s1TuO6k"]FC Midtjylland faces Sonderjyske in their first match[/a].[/p]