Once a budding talent at Ajax Amsterdam between 2012 and 2016, Lucas Andersen then returned to Denmark via Switzerland, where he was released by Aalborg BK in February, only to be picked up by Queens Park Rangers.
The Loftus Road Stadium residents saw the opportunity of a free transfer that could provide fruitful down the line, and the player himself, speaking to Ekstra Bladet, revealed he jumped at the opportunity presented to him.
Since joining. QPR, the midfielder has three assists in 10 appearances, and is already proving to be an adequate reinforcement, which is what all parties will have wanted from this.
Speaking of the approach from the Championship side for the first time, the 29-year-old wanted to get back into football as quickly as possible after walking away from Aalborg.
He said: “My agent and I traveled to London to be sure we were not sitting in Aalborg without the possibility of being able to move quickly if there was a need for it. After all, Aalborg is not the biggest travel destination.”
That being said, while he did take up QPR on their offer, Ekstra Bladet explain a move to the Championship wasn’t exactly what he had in mind as his next step.
Always held up against big expectations because of his early potential, the midfielder felt he needed a change of scenery for his career, and that’s what he got with QPR.
He said: “Sometimes, you need new energy. You need to be looked at with fresh eyes and feel some new support (…) That’s why I’m also really happy to have had the opportunity to come here and I’m going to do everything to get my career back on track.”
