Örgryte 3–0, and the injury list keeps growing
A rough Sunday at Strawberry arena. Örgryte 3–0 AIK, and Tobias Sana made it sting a bit more by saving a clear-cut chance, then firing back at his critics afterwards (4). The result itself is bad enough. The context makes it worse: nine players now on the injury list, and AIK have launched a full investigation into what is going wrong (1). Recruitment chief Miika Takkula did not sugarcoat it: "Vi går igenom allt", we are going through everything (1). Papagiannopoulos is among those sidelined.
Carlstrand debuts but gets little service
New signing Linus Carlstrand came on against Örgryte. His own assessment was blunt: "Fick inte jättemycket uträttat", I did not get much done (2). AIK beat out foreign interest to land him, and the 3–0 scoreline did not give any forward much to work with (2).
Benkovic deal off, two starters still targeted
AIK have walked away from the Filip Benkovic loan. The terms were not met (3). Takkula is still hunting two starting-calibre players before the window shuts, and Meja has left the club (3).
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Christoffersson's hat-trick draws bids
Noah Christoffersson scored three against your team on Sunday, and the vultures are circling. Örgryte's Pontus Farnerud confirmed there are discussions: "Klubbar hör sig för", clubs are sounding us out (5).
Agbejoye: AIK wanted me too
Djurgården's new 18-year-old, Angelo Agbejoye, says AIK were also in the race to sign him. "AIK ville också ha mig" (6). His debut for the rivals is held up by paperwork.
Rupia-Ellis lands at Falkenberg
AIK product Ayo Rupia-Ellis has signed for Falkenberg. Sporting director Andreas Jankevics called him an aggressive full-back with big running capacity, comfortable on both flanks (7).
Fan reactions
The mood on the AIK subreddit this week is already looking past Örgryte. A visiting fan posted about getting tickets for the Hammarby derby, asking about the pre-match march, where it starts and how early to show up. The 0–3 barely got a mention. Eyes are on the next one. Thread here.
