The Djurgarden Courier
Squad11 Jan 2027
Peter Langhoff stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Peter Langhoff and Djurgarden agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Djurgarden
Jeppe Okkels and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Djurgarden training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Daniel Stensson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Marcus Ekdal joins the Djurgarden first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marcus Ekdal is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market11 Jan 2027
Martin Ibrahimovic steps up from the Djurgarden academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martin Ibrahimovic has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Sebastian Ekdal joins the Djurgarden first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sebastian Ekdal is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Martin Lustig joins the Djurgarden first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Martin Lustig is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Leon Hien
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Leon Hien, and the manager let it.
Squad11 Jan 2027
A wage question at Djurgarden
Jacob Rinne has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Jacob Une
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Piotr Johansson