Tesfaldet Tekie, the 28-year-old Hammarby midfielder, has attracted interest from other clubs. Tekie wants to stay at Hammarby. Tekie has one year left on his contract.
According to Sportbladet, Tekie and sporting director Mikael Hjelmberg discussed in January that he would only leave for something very good. The specific clubs that have shown interest in Tekie remain unknown, as does when formal contract negotiations will begin. No contract proposal is on the table yet.
According to Sportbladet, Tekie and Hjelmberg have not started discussing properly, but he wants to stay and they want to keep him. Whether Hammarby will make a contract offer to Tekie before his current deal expires is still unclear. According to Sportbladet, Tekie plans to sit down with Hjelmberg before the summer to talk about how to move forward.
Tekie is focusing on returning to play after a knee injury he sustained at the beginning of the year. According to Sportbladet, Tekie is getting closer with every training session and feels good, estimating he is 95 percent there. It will be challenging for Tekie to return for the Allsvenskan premiere.
Tekie must wait for Friday's tougher training session to see if he can be ready. According to Sportbladet, if Tekie gets through that training in a good way, there are no obstacles to him being in a squad. Whether Tekie will be ready to play on Monday when Hammarby faces Sirius away is uncertain, pending the outcome of this session.
The outcome of Friday's training will be crucial in determining Tekie's immediate playing prospects, as his recovery progress hinges on this test. Hammarby's management is monitoring the situation closely, balancing contract considerations with Tekie's fitness updates.