Hjalmar Ekdal, 24, has had his big breakthrough with Djurgården in the last two seasons.

But now he seems to be lost to the Stockholm club.

- Right now I'm just trying to stay focused on what I'm doing here and now in the national team, says Ekdal, who is currently with the national team in Algarve, Portugal.

But is there any truth to the rumors anyway?

- Yes it does.

But you may not become wiser by reflecting and thinking about everything all the time.

I have to take it as it comes and be a little cool.

Negotiations are ongoing

Ekdal has been linked with several foreign clubs recently, but confirms that there is more concrete interest from a club.

- There are negotiations with a specific club and little interest from others.

I have to keep my cool until something is concrete that I can take a stand on.

Above all, there have been rumors that Burnley in the Championship are interested in buying the 24-year-old.

Something the protagonist himself does not deny.

- Awesome with English football.

It is the mecca of football.

The Championship is a league I've always admired so that would have been cool.