The Hammarby Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Hammarby say no — this time
The offer from IFK Norrkoping for Tesfaldet Tekie was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Victor Lind stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Victor Lind and Hammarby agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Hammarby
Warner Hahn was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Hammarby agree a free transfer for Godwin Aguda
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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tesfaldet Tekie gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Hammarby supporters have found a favourite in Markus Karlsson
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Markus Karlsson has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Hammarby training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Paulos Abraham 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Haugesund are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Hammarby will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Market10 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Hammarby and Nahir Besara
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Hammarby, another week without a signature from Nahir Besara.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Victor Lind
- Market Hammarby sign John Ekdal, one for the future
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Markus Karlsson