Erik Israelsson chased by overseas clubs
published July 13, 2016 at 15:26

A club in the Russian second League and a club in Australia have shown interest in Erik Israelsson - and should be prepared to buy off Hammarby midfielder.
But Bajen doubt about selling its top scorer.
- He is very important to us, says sports director Mats Jingblad.

Erik Israelsson's Hammarby's top scorer this season and has scored eight goals and two målgivande passes in 13 games. That puts the 27-year-old midfielder tied for second place in the Allsvenskan top scorer.
It has made several foreign clubs expressed interest in him.
According to information provided to the Sport Express is a club in the Russian second League and a club in Australia willing to buy off Israelsson.
The unnamed Russian club will be closest at hand - if there is a sale.
According to sports director Mats Jingblad are a couple of inquiries about Hammarby player - but at present, no concrete negotiations be conducted with any club.
- There have been a number of inquiries for any of our players, but in the current situation, we are not in negotiations with any club. There are a couple of our players that are interesting for other clubs but more than that, I would not comment.
- It is said that no concrete negotiations with any other club right now, he says.

Any idea what Aussie club? One would assume it's an A-League club.

Why is it his only reason to live for? Surely that's a translation mishap?

What type of midfielder is he?
AM?

That was about me.

Will change title.

No idea what club. Cant see anything yet.

In 2015 the 15th best paid player in Sweden got 988k kr , about AUD 150000. Erik was not on the list. I doubt he would have received much of a raise.

I do think however that he would need a significant raise to leave, as his family is settled etc.

From Swedish forum- nothing really, people saying the club should get anywhere from get $500k-$4million. I think 8 million kr is reasonable (about $1.3 million).

He has a 1 month old so Russia might be out.

His brother just spent a year in Australia.





Edited by scott21: 14/7/2016 05:02:00 AM

The only club that can afford transfer fees is Melbourne city

Any idea what Aussie club? One would assume it's an A-League club.

With Israel in the name you'd expect him to go to Sydney FC! o:)

-PB

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Erik Israelsson with new Suspected head injury

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He was knocked unconscious in the derby against AIK last year.
13 seconds into the game to Falkenberg went to Erik Israelsson again down in the grass with an anticipated concussion.
- It looked really scary, says C More commentator Anders Fredriksson.

Most people may remember the nasty pictures of Erik Israelsson from last year, when he was knocked unconscious while he headed the winning goal in the derby against AIK. He was gone for a long time after the concussion he suffered - but is back as one of the key players in Hammarby.
Juel-Nielsen tackled
But today unfolding new nasty scenes - after just 13 seconds in the home game against Falkenberg.
Falkenberg Thomas Juel-Nielsen went hard against Israelsson, who was hit badly in the head and fell heavily to the ground.
Parts of the home crowd loudly showed what they thought of rigging and early signaled the medical team for a change.
Juel-Nielsen warned of rigging and after a few minutes was Israelsson get from the plan on their own.
- They will probably take no risks with Israelsson given what has happened before. But it could be a concussion and then he can be gone long, says C More commentator Anders Fredriksson.

Erik Israelsson vill lämna Hammarby.
Bajen vill inte sälja men kan tvingas på grund av en utköpsklausul som enligt uppgift till Fotbollskanalen ligger på 75 000 euro, ungefär 714 000 kronor.
- Det kan jag inte kommentera, säger Mats Jingblad.

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Med åtta mål och två assist på 15 matcher har Erik Israelsson varit en av Hammarbys viktigaste spelare. Fotbollskanalen erfar att den centrala mittfältaren vill lämna Bajen nu i sommar och att klubben kan tvingas sälja. Israelsson har nämligen en utköpsklausul på bara 75 000 euro, ungefär 714 000 kronor, om någon klubb från Nordamerika eller Oceanien vill köpa honom.

- Vad som står i spelarnas kontrakt kan jag inte kommentera, säger Hammarbys sportchef Mats Jingblad.

Fotbollskanalen erfar att det under sommaren har funnits intresse för Israelsson, bland annat från Melbourne i Australien, som även Expressen har uppgett, och från Kuban Krasnodar som åkte ur den ryska högstaligan.

- Det har funnits intresse från olika klubbar tidigare under året men just nu är det inget som är på tapeten, säger Jingblad.

I februari förlängde Erik Israelsson kontraktet med Hammarby, som sträcker sig till 2018, det var då han fick in den här klausulen.