Malmö braced for heavy loss, squad to shrink from 45 to 30

Malmö FF are bracing for another significant financial loss and are planning to cut the first-team squad from 45 players down to around 30 (1). The downsizing comes as the club looks to stabilise its finances, with the current bloated roster deemed unsustainable. After a turbulent month that saw former manager Miguel Ángel Ramírez depart and the team slide to ninth in the table, the squad reduction signals a broader reset. The recent 5–2 win over Halmstads BK, sparked by Erik Botheim's eight-minute hat-trick, offered a glimpse of what a leaner, sharper Malmö could look like. For now, the focus is firmly on getting the house in order.