IFK Göteborg's members voted to pass the motion for increased transparency around player transfers at the Tuesday evening annual meeting. The motion calls for IFK Göteborg to work for stricter and clearer rules for licensing of player agents, greater transparency around agent fees, contracts with agents, and requirements that agents cannot sit on multiple chairs simultaneously. This decision follows a broader supporter movement across Gothenburg clubs, with Swedish supporters acting collectively and submitting motions about increased transparency around player transfers year after year.
Öis was the first club in Gothenburg to pass the motion for increased transparency around player transfers, and Gais also passed the motion for increased transparency around player transfers. IFK Göteborg's board initially did not support the motion for increased transparency around player transfers. Leadership and board changes were also addressed at IFK Göteborg's annual meeting.
It is very, very close.
Chairman Magnus Nilsson was re-elected at IFK Göteborg's annual meeting. Magnus Nilsson stated that the appointment of a new club director is very close. The board was reduced from ten to nine members at the meeting, with Sofia Bohlin elected as a new board member.
The push for transparency comes amid a context of violence linked to the agent industry. In 2025, explosions and shootings occurred in Gothenburg that can be linked to the agent industry, including a bomb exploding outside an IFK Göteborg player's home. IFK Göteborg calls for increased dialogue and more transparency from the police regarding their new strategy.
We have had a meeting. It was a good meeting and we listened to understand how we can get better at preventing conflicts.
National and international precedents exist for transfer transparency. Members of Malmö FF, AIK, Hammarby, Örgryte, and Gais have previously voted for increased transparency around player transfers at their respective annual meetings. The Portuguese club Porto has a transparency portal where transfer sums, buyout clauses, resale percentages, and agent fees are publicly available.
Recent efforts to improve relations with supporters were noted, with a recent meeting between supporter groups and IFK Göteborg to improve conflict prevention.
We are for increased transparency, but the motion ties our hands.
It would reduce the uncertainty that exists now.