The head coach of the Norwegian national team, Stole Solbakken, did not call up midfielder Mathias Normann to the national team, as he announced that he would continue his career at Dynamo Moscow.
Matthias Norman. Photo: Bildbyran— It was not a very difficult choice. I called him upon hearing about it on Saturday and informed him of what the likely consequences would be if he signed the contract. He did it. I informed him before the federation sent out the calls.
How long will he be out of the national team? For now, the situation is as it is. At the same time, there is no time perspective,” Solbacken said in a comment to the official website of the Norwegian Football Federation.
The President of the Norwegian Football Federation, Lise Claveness, also expressed his position.
“In general, it is not the function of the association to talk about the choice of the club by the players of the national team, but we are now in an emergency. All Norwegian and European football agrees to exert joint pressure on Russia as a belligerent, which also actively used positions in sports. All Russian teams have been suspended from international sports competitions. Solbakken and I agree that Normann cannot represent Norway when he now plays for the new Russian club," Claveness said.
