Leon da Silva, 16, made his Malmö FF debut
A 16-year-old centre-back played for your first team on Saturday. Leon da Silva came on in the 59th minute of the training match against Nordsjälland at Eleda Stadion, and Malmö FF won 3–0 (2). Helstrup praised him afterwards (2). The friendly is the story here, not the scoreline against a Danish side, but you got a first look at a defender the club rates.
He came on for the last half hour at 3–0. That is a real look, not a token minute.
Haksabanovic confirms the Saudi offer, and he is a doubt for Kalmar
Sead Haksabanovic had a contract offer from Saudi Arabia this summer. He turned it down. "There were contract offers, but it never became concrete because I didn't want to take it further. I had a good dialogue with Malmö and felt I wanted to do a full season before I go anywhere" (3) (8).
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Mikael Stahre was right about the interest. Haksabanovic's response: "But he could have said any country, because there was contact from everywhere" (1).
He played the Västerås SK match injured, which Malmö FF lost 2–0 on September 19, and he is uncertain for Kalmar FF on Monday (3).
Kamanzi is still not close to a debut
Warren Kamanzi is still not available. The 25-year-old summer signing was absent again when Malmö FF trained, three months after he arrived (4). Helstrup wants him in full training after the Nations League break, and that has not happened yet (4).
Kalmar FF at Eleda on Monday
Malmö FF host Kalmar FF on Monday at 19:00 CEST at Eleda Stadion (7). You sit seventh in the Allsvenskan on 33 points from 22 games, with a goal difference of +4 and a last five of L W D W L. Then BK Häcken come to Eleda on Sunday, October 18 at 16:30 CEST.
Hadzic: someone failed on Rosengren
Erik Hadzic did not hold back on the club's recruitment of Jimmy Rosengren. "Either Rosengren has failed in his work or the board has failed" (5). He points at the Rosengren appointment as a decision that is still costing Malmö FF, and at chairman Zlatko Rihter (5).
30,000 unused seats, and the club is looking at ticket rules
More than 30,000 tickets went unused in 2026 as the no-show rate climbed to 13.5 per cent (6) (9). Acting CEO Niklas Söderström says the goal is a full, loud Eleda and no decision has been taken yet on an attendance requirement for season tickets from 2027 (6).
