It was in February 2020 that Hammarby recruited Abbe Khalili from Turkish Kasimpasa. The 30-year-old quickly became a leading player in the team, but in the past year he has been plagued with major injury concerns and therefore has been spared playing time in the team.
In mid-July, Khalil’s contract with Bajen expires. Sports director Jesper Jansson has previously said that the club, however, wants to keep the midfielder.
– Yes, Abbe is a good player and is up and running now and has been for a while. We’ll sit down with him soon and see what he wants. But we want to keep him, Jansson told Aftonbladet recently.
But now the time in Hammarby is running out for Abbe Khalili. On Tuesday, the midfielder confirms that he is leaving green and white.
“When I came to the club, my goal was to try to help the club and climb and become a top team and to fight for titles. Two years later, Hammarby is a top team and won a title. Thanks to all the players and leaders, it was possible to achieve these successes. “, Khalili writes on his Instagram account.
“The last eight months have been very tough for me but I have fought but it did not go all the way and unfortunately it is part of football. I hope it continues to drum on even if dad leaves and that Lennart Johansson’s trophy comes to the south. Thank you to everyone, and a big thank you to all the fans out there, because without you Hammarby is not Hammarby “.
Later on Tuesday night, Hammarby confirmed that Khalili is leaving the club.
– Abbe came here as an established top player, and took a clear role in the team, but unfortunately the injury problem held him back during his second half of the contract period. Now he has been completely rehabilitated for some time and we have offered him an extension until the turn of the year, but have not agreed. We thank Abbe for his time in Hammarby and wish him great luck, says sports director Jesper Jansson to Bajen’s website.
In addition to Hammarby and Kasimpasa, Abbe Khalili has also represented IFK Värnamo, Helsingborgs IF, Mersin, Genclerirligi.
In total, the 30-year-old scored six goals and six assists in 43 Allsvenskan matches in the Bajen jersey.
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