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Nikolay Mihaylov after stopping a penalty against Tottenham<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>
by Guus Hetterscheid <\/span><\/p>\n

FC Twente<\/a> keeper Nikolay Mihaylov<\/a> has admitted that he would consider a return to Liverpool<\/a>, or another Premier League club, despite a disappointing tenure at Anfield.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bulgarian joined Twente from Liverpool in the summer of 2007 and has since developed into a key player at the reigning Dutch champions. His good performances have not gone unnoticed elsewhere, and Mihaylov has already caught the attention clubs from bigger leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That is the most important thing for me playing regularly,” Mihaylov told Goal.com<\/strong>. “I could have stayed at Liverpool, but I would only have been third-choice goalkeeper there. I am first-choice here and have even played in the Champions League.”<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: “There is some interest from bigger leagues, but I feel very well at Twente. I have a contract that runs two more years and I do not want to leave the club. Michel Preud’homme has a lot of faith in me and I am happy at Twente.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Mihaylov admits the he would be open to a move to Germany or England, conceding that he does not think the Spanish league suits him.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Obviously every young player wants to make steps forward,” he continued. “I think that I would fit in pretty well in the Bundesliga or Premier League. Spain is nice as well, but they play a different kind of football there. They play very attacking football in England.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Germany is a very competitive league and the stadiums are always packed. The fans are very passionate and I like that. A return to Liverpool could be an option, but they still have Pepe Reina, meaning that I would again warm the bench.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Closer to home, a draw in Sunday’s Eredivisie title decider against Ajax will be enough for Twente to clinch their second consecutive league title. However, unlike last year, Mihaylov has been a key figure at the Tukkers this season and the Bulgaria international is eagerly anticipating the title celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It is not like I was walking around with a sad face at last year’s celebration. You don’t really care whether you got a lot of playing time as it is a party for everybody within the club. Obviously, it will feel completely different if we win the title again this year. I really feel like I played a big role in this year’s success,” Mihaylov added.<\/p>\n

New head coach Michel Preud’homme opted to give Mihaylov the nod ahead of last year’s first choice Sander Boschker, and he continued: “That was largely because Boschker returned to the club pretty late after the 2010 World Cup. I knew that I would get my chance as Twente are always looking toward the future. Sander is already 40 and I am only 22.<\/p>\n

“I really made the best of it as I kept a number of clean sheets and won the Johan Cruyff shield. Things continued to go pretty well from there on.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I would fit in pretty well in the Bundesliga or in the Premier League. I love the passionate fans.<\/span><\/strong>“<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

–<\/strong> Nikolay Mihaylov
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Mihaylov joined Twente from Liverpool in the summer of 2007 and has since developed into a key player at the reigning Dutch champions. His good performances have not gone unnoticed elsewhere, and Mihaylov has already caught the attention clubs from bigger leagues.<\/p>\n

He added: “There is some interest from bigger leagues, but I feel very well at Twente. I have a contract that runs two more years and I do not want to leave the club. Preud’homme has a lot of faith in me and I am happy at Twente.<\/p>\n

“That is the most important thing for me. I could have stayed at Liverpool, but I would only have been third-choice goalkeeper there. I am first-choice here and have even played in the Champions League.”<\/p>\n

The Bulgaria international would be open to a move to Germany or England as he doesn’t think the Spanish league suits him.<\/p>\n

“Obviously every young player wants to make steps forward. I think that I would fit in pretty well in the Bundesliga or Premier League. Spain is nice as well, but they play a different kind of football there. They play very attacking football in England.<\/p>\n

“Germany is a very competitive league and the stadiums are always packed. The fans are very passionate and I like that. A return to Liverpool could be an option, but they still have Pepe Reina, meaning that I would again warm the bench.”.<\/p>\n

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I could return |<\/strong> Mihaylov refuses to rule out Liverpool move<\/p>\n

The days ahead are all about the away match against Ajax for Mihaylov and his team-mates, and the goalkeeper has made it clear that Twente won’t be playing for a draw in the Amsterdam ArenA.<\/p>\n

“We have to go out and go for the win. You never know what can happen if start the game to play for a draw,” Mihaylov says.<\/p>\n

“Ajax might not be in superb form, but they have the advantage of playing at home. The Ajax fans have not been able to celebrate a league title since 2004 and they will support Ajax with all their heart.<\/p>\n

“The match can go either way, but I think that we have a good chance to win the title. We are very strong as a team. Ajax perhaps have better individual players with Miralem Sulejmani and Siem de Jong. They can make the difference. We really have to watch out for Sulejmani. He’s fast and has a great technique. Our defenders face a difficult task and we have to be fully focused.”<\/p>\n

The young goalkeeper also explained that the current Twente squad is not too different from the team that won the Eredivisie last year.<\/p>\n

“We lost players like Blaise N’Kufo and Kenneth Perez, but we got plenty of quality in return. Theo Janssen is very important for us and and Luuk de Jong has developed a lot.<\/p>\n

“Additionally, players like Roberto Rosales, Wout Brama, Denny Landzaat, Nacer Chadli and myself have all proven their worth.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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