Colorado Rapids are competing with FC Twente and Belgian club Cercle Brugge to sign Filip Thorvaldsen from Vålerenga for a reported fee of sixty million Norwegian kroner, which is approximately six million euros. Both Colorado Rapids and Twente showed interest this summer, while Cercle Brugge is reportedly in the leading position to sign the player. The player has previously attracted attention; Vålerenga rejected a bid from Lille last winter, and the club's sporting director informed TV 2 that an offer from Basel was also turned down. Thorvaldsen desires to move abroad, and the sporting director stated it would be surprising if the player remained at the club past the September transfer deadline, provided a deal satisfies both the club and the player.