IFK Gothenburg’s Icelandic midfielder Teddy Bjarnason is set to spend time training with the Blues this week with a view to a possible move in January. The 24-year-old, who is also known as Theódór or Elmar, is a right winger or striker.

Bjarnason started his career in his native Iceland with KR Reykjavík before joining Celtic in 2004. After making only one appearance for the Glasgow side, the 5ft 10½in tall skilful wideman moved on to Norwegians Lyn Oslo in January 2008.

A year and a half later, with Lyn in financial problems, he joined his current club. During the 2011 Swedish season, which runs through the summer, Bjarnason made 24 league starts and three sub appearances, failing to score but creating three goals as his side finished seventh in the Allsvenskan (Sweden’s top flight). Overall, he has made 60 appearances for IFK, scoring four times.

Capped 10 times by Iceland, Bjarnason was linked with Leicester last month, with Dutch sides Feyenoord and Heerenveen also understood to be interested, having said he would be keen on a switch away from Sweden: "If a good foreign club makes an offer, I would like to move.

“But if I get a key role, I might consider staying. It depends on the new coach and what he wants."

That new coach Mikael Stahre has decided Bjarnason, who has a year left on his contract, and a number of other players are not in his plans.

If international clearance can be gained it’s possible that Bjarnason could feature for the reserves in Tuesday’s friendly against West Ham at Playford Road (KO 1pm).

Bjarnarson was previously linked with the Blues in 2004 while still playing in Iceland.

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s6blue added 20:46 - Nov 20 who? never heard of him but no harm looking
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IPSWICH1995 added 20:51 - Nov 20 A very good player according to one of my Swedish mates, and their fb page. A lot of people describing him as their best player, and not wanting him to leave. People also seem to forget that he's only 24 too.
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tearle1974 added 22:35 - Nov 20 PJ sign up Sharp and Rhodes then sign this player up too, Could be another Shefki Kuqi and have him flying down the wing crossing for Sharp and Rhodes to bang in the goals. Remember when we had promotion we just banged in the goals as our back 4 was leaking goals to a dozen, As long as we score more than we concede then we have the 3 points. As the meerkat would say???? SIMPLES

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elbuerto added 23:41 - Nov 20 I remember him as very promising when at Lyn, and I'm norwegian. :-)
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elbuerto added 23:45 - Nov 20 I remember him as very promising when at Lyn, and I'm norwegian. :-)
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scunnyblue added 00:22 - Nov 21 24 ? far to young for our midfeild .. gotta be 30+ i thought .. and yes i know leadbeater is not over 30 but he plays like somone well past there sell buy date...
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caught-in-limbo added 01:44 - Nov 21 @victorywilhappen I think you're right about his name meaning Teddy Bear son. I found a picture of his dad who also appears to have represented Iceland:
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cooper4england added 10:18 - Nov 21 At last a player from the Mediterranean!
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Fartman added 11:32 - Nov 21 He was great while with Lyn, but tended to drift out of games, much like the other wingers on our books. Would not play him as a striker or central midfielder.
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ITFC1983 added 13:10 - Nov 21 YEP! Teddy Bear is his name - see below! Bjorn b-jo-rn as a boy's name is pronounced bee-YORN. It is of Scandinavian and Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Bjorn is "bear". Variant of Bernard. Bjorn has 4 variant forms: Bjarn, Bjarne, Bjorne and Bjornsterne.
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