AIK’s Sporting Director Discusses Upcoming Transfer Window and Plans for Team Improvement

In an interview with Discovery+ after the 2-1 loss against Elfsborg in the end of spring on Sunday, AIK’s sporting director Thomas Berntsen said the following ahead of the upcoming transfer window, which opens on July 7:

– There will probably be three, four or five players.

For Fotbollskanalen, he develops – and opens up for even more new acquisitions.

– It may happen that there will be five, six or seven as well. We’ll see. The most important thing is the players that we have.

Berntsen believes that it is possible to lift the team in other ways than just with signings.

– You have to train and you have to work. The most important thing is the players that we have. These are no excuses, but we have seven-eight-nine established Allsvenskan players who were not in this match. “Brännan” (Andreas Brännström, head coach) has had an extremely challenging situation during the spring with many injuries and suspensions, says the sports manager.

He continues:

– The most important thing for us is to be able to have everyone available when the holiday is over. The signals are that it will be so. There were many players who were close to being able to be in this match. I think we will have a very good group at our disposal when training starts again.

– Then it is up to me and my scouting team to get it right in terms of the new acquisitions we will make this summer. We will not sign because we are so unhappy with the current squad, but we will bring in new blood. We must have quality. Even more quality. It will happen.

AIK is second last in the Allsvenskan after twelve rounds. The team stands on seven points.