Kenny Agostino’s Contract Terminated after Just Two Days at Swedish Club

He lasted only two days at the club, then they terminated his contract. American hockey player Kenny Agostino signed a contract with the Swedish team Skellefteå AIK, but his work in the highest Swedish competition did not really last long.

The club itself decided even earlier that it would not sign contracts with players who signed a contract in the KHL after the start of the war. Agostino came to the KHL before the start of the war, so at first it seemed that nothing was broken with his arrival. He thus became the first player from the KHL who stayed in Russia after the war and then signed a contract in Sweden.

“Kenny signed a contract in the KHL with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in December 2021, that is, before the war, and we know that he actively tried to withdraw from the contract, but without success,” he told a Swedish website The Express CEO of Skellefteå Erik Forssell.

Immediately after the signing, however, this information did not appear to the well-known Swedish hockey player Linus Omarek. “I don’t think it’s right that they signed him. The club tried to twist it and that he tried to withdraw from the contract is just bullshit.” said Omark, who played seven seasons in the KHL.

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Two days after signing the contract, the Expressen and websites arrived The evening paper with the information that he did not terminate the contract in the KHL, although he had the option. In March 2022, Agostino agreed on a contract for the 2022/23 season with another Swedish team, Växjö, and earlier he also negotiated with Örebro. Finally, he backed out of the contract and decided to stay in the KHL, the reason being better financial conditions.

Web The north he even came up with the statement of Agostino himself. He claims that he also requested help from the IIHF, but in the end he could not cancel the contract and go to Sweden.

However, Expressen published his text message, in which he writes that he decided to stay in the KHL because of finances “It’s hard for me to give up such a big financial difference,” wrote Agostino.

Växjö’s sports director confirmed to Expressen that the reason for not signing the contract was the difference in finances.

“We had information that he did not come to the club because he could not leave the KHL as he would have violated the contract. We need to evaluate this new information,” the CEO of Skellefteå responded to the new information, saying that they will ask the player himself.

In the meantime, the club’s fan club also commented on the whole situation, demanding that Agostino’s contract be terminated. The news broke around lunchtime on Wednesday.

Three hours later, Skellefteå already published the information that they terminated the contract with Agostino. “It was important for the club to know that he was trying to leave the KHL. But new information changes our attitude. We therefore decided to terminate the contract with him,” said Erik Forssell.

The first player from the KHL lasted only two days in Sweden, and he didn’t even have time to arrive there, as he watched the whole situation from the USA. In addition, Skellefteå also suffered financially with this signing, as it had already managed to pay Agostin the signing bonus.

2023-08-24 15:40:00
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