The Helsingborg Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
AIK come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Helsingborg did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Mikael Marqués is a medical away from Helsingborg
The deal with Djurgarden is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Helsingborg make their move for Isak Pettersson
$280.0K on the table at IF Elfsborg. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alexander Johansson signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Alexander Johansson commits to Helsingborg for another 4 years.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Helsingborg agree a free transfer for Albin Andersson
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Martin Tankovic joins the Helsingborg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Martin Tankovic is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sebastian Krafth joins the Helsingborg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sebastian Krafth is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sam Krafth joins the Helsingborg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sam Krafth is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Helsingborg come up short against BK Hacken
BK Hacken left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Player ratings Alexander Johansson was unplayable
- The dugout Timothé Rupil gets it from the manager
- The dugout Filip Olsen answers for it