Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
I’ll let my feet vows Dundee
HE hails from a country whose footballers are famously, if a little unfairly, known for a level of confidence that can verge on arrogance.
But you won’t hear any brash promises from Dundee’s new Dutch signing Marc Klok.
Starting at Inverness tomorrow, the 23-year-old is aiming to do his talking on the pitch.
So much so that, when asked to describe the qualities he’ll bring to his new team, the former Utrecht youth politely declines to answer.
“I don’t want to say what I will do on the pitch,” he said.
“I just want to say every fan, every single person at the club, can expect 110% effort from me every day.
“It is better to do the talking on the pitch, not before the game. I want to let my feet speak.”
What he is happy to chat about is how pleased he is to have joined Dundee and, having had a year at Ross County as a teenager, his pleasure at being back in Scottish football.
What he won’t do is try to con fans by pretending the game north of the border was always his dream destination.
“I am really happy. These are the words that fit the most I think: I’m buzzing that I’m back in Scotland where it started for me.
“To be honest, when I first moved to Scotland I had the opinion, the dream, to go to England. I saw Scotland as a stepping stone and, when it didn’t work out, I went to Bulgaria.
“After Bulgaria, I finally had my move to England at Oldham. That was good and I never thought I would go back to Scotland — but sometimes things happen in football.
“This has happened and I am very happy to be back here again.
“I know in Dundee I am at a club that has a big history and a long history. More important for me I know the manager, the lads in the dressing-room and the people here are really fantastic.
“I’ve not been at a club that was so welcoming and warm at the beginning. That was so important to me.”
And, while even at the age of 19, he feels he was maybe worth more than just six appearances during the 2013/14 campaign he spent at County, he stresses returning to the top flight here is not a case of unfinished business.