Exodus Continues
Three more oldies found pastures anew, key among them 34 year-old Luxembourg former U-20 midfielder
Erik Back, whose 48 starts and 10 goals for Grilled will be his final tally as he went for S$800 000 to Swiss Division Seven club 1. FC NIMM IN MUUL 08. The Basel-based outfit were after a steadying influence in the middle after offloading defenders Süleyman Acahan and Krzysztof Jędras, and found it in Back.
Swedish duo
Anders Josefsson and
Björn Olsson meanwhile went for nominal sums to Lonyay (Hungarian Division Six) and Królewskie Lwy (Polish Division Nine) respectively. They had made only ten starts between them last season, and Josefsson's loss of pace became extremely apparent towards the end of matches. That didn't stop FC Deffa (Finnish Division Seven) and CASLA N.P (Argentine Division Six) from approaching, though.
Back counted his injury against Arrogancae at the end of last season as being the determining factor in his hastened exit. "The coach told me that I was in for one more campaign, but that all changed after I was unable to train throughout the pre-season break." Back charged. "I felt I had more to give, but it seems as though he couldn't wait, and I knew the writing was on the wall when the club brought Iten in."
Back however bore no grudges. "It's understandable, Han sat me down and explained his reasoning. There comes a time in the career of every player where he just has to recognize that he can't cut it at a high level anymore."
