Zimbabwe international defender Munashe Garananga has set his sights on winning the the Danish Superliga next season after competing his move to FC Copenhagen from Belgium side KV Mechelen.
Garananga has been on a rapid rise in European football and his move to FC Copenhagen on a four year deal, for a reported €4 million, comes barely six months after moving to Belgium.
Following his unveiling on Tuesday, Garananga, who has been handed the number 4 shirt at FC Copenhagen said he was excited to be joining the club and already relishing the opportunity to help the side reclaim the Championship.
“I have had no doubt that this is an opportunity I must seize, and it will be great to get started at F.C. Copenhagen. I have not been able to avoid noticing the club’s great results,” Garananga said.
“I’m looking forward to joining the team and helping to win the Danish championship next season.”
FC Copenhagen’s sporting director Sune Smith-Nielsen revealed that they had been monitoring Garananga’s progress for some time and are convinced that he will add value to their squad.
“We are bringing in a player who has performed incredibly strongly in the Belgian league and who has drawn attention to himself after taking some big steps in a short time,” he said.
“The scouting team led by Andreas Hintze has done their job well and they have followed Munashe for a long time. It has been obvious that we have been missing a player for this position, and we have now covered that with the signing of Munashe.”
Neestrup added: “We are getting a physically strong player who is skilled with the ball. This will help us in the way we want to defend, but also in our play with the ball. We look forward to bringing Munashe’s qualities into the team, and at the same time getting to know him better.
“He’s an important addition to the team, which strengthens our options in defence.”
Munashe Garananga Facts
Age: 23
Clubs: Ubuntu Cape Town (South), Dynamo Brest (Belarus), FC Sheriff (Moldov), KV Mechelen (Belgium)
Country: Zimbabwe
Height: 1.86m
Position: Defender
International caps: 4