Swedish club AIK have said they plan to continue to sign new young players, develop them and then sell them for a profit as they have done in the case of Zadok Yohanna.
On Saturday, Zadok completed his record-breaking transfer to Brighton.
AIK will get 30 million euros that’s including add-ons to now put to the shade the previous most expensive transfer out of Sweden of 20 million euros when Lucas Bergvall joined Tottenham Hotspur from Djurgardens four years ago.
AIK recruitment manager Miika Takkula said they will now continue in the path of getting young players with potential, develop them and then sell.
“An important part of the strategy is to sign young players with potential, develop them and then sell them on. This (the sale of Yohanna) is a perfect example of how we want to work,” he disclosed..
“This is a big and important moment for us, to follow the strategy and not do other things.
“The goal is to build the team, increase the market value of the squad and we will continue with the same type of structure. Many young players in the squad, a lot of potential to increase market value and sell, but at the same time combine it with key players who are in their “prime”.”
In the meantime, the Zadok transfer cash will go a long way to ease the financial problems facing the Swedish club.
“It will definitely help us in the situation we are in,” he said.
“It is a remarkable sale. It improves the cash flow, it helps the club’s equity.
“But as I said – the most important thing is that we continue in the same way, sell more players and get more money in the long term. But this sale will have a nice impact.”
