The fee is $1.2M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Malmo FF drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
The name of Frederik Moberg-Søemod has come up in conversations AIK were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AIK, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AIK, and 0 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AIK, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Pablo Ceppelini has let it be known that he does not like the way AIK are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
In brief
The terracesEverybody has an opinion about Emmanuel Gono
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at AIK, and 0 appearances in 15 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AIK, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Pablo Ceppelini plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what AIK can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” AIK have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Pablo Ceppelini has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AIK know, and have known for weeks.
In brief
SquadHarold Gómez asks for a word with the manager
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Pablo Ceppelini has let it be known that he does not like the way AIK are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
AIK spent the window trying to move Abdihakin Ali on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at AIK has been clear about where Sotirios Papagiannopoulos stands, which is more than many ever get.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AIK have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Pablo Ceppelini has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AIK know, and have known for weeks.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Pablo Ceppelini has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AIK know, and have known for weeks.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. AIK have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Pablo Ceppelini has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. AIK know, and have known for weeks.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AIK, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AIK know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Axel Kouamé
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. AIK know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.