"I couldn't see myself accepting their offer for a contract extension. Mainly because I joined FC Copenhagen when they hadn’t won the Danish championship for two years and hadn’t qualified for the Champions League for four years. Now, five years later, we have qualified for the Champions League three times, won the Danish title three times, the Danish Cup twice, and I have played as many as 215 matches."

"I understand I’m at a certain age, but if age is all they focus on, then they might as well put away all their beloved GPS devices."

"If those GPS stats are so important, maybe I should ask who has done the most training. It’s me, so I don’t think the data can really be linked to actual performance," the 32-year-old Lerager tells Viaplay.

Lukas Lerager transferred to FC Copenhagen from Genoa in 2021. Since then, he has appeared in 215 matches wearing the white jersey.