Benjamin Nygren’s current club now searching for his replacement

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·27 de junio de 2025

Benjamin Nygren’s current club now searching for his replacement

With Benjamin Nygren’s transfer to Celtic now imminent, his current club Nordsjælland has begun searching for a suitable replacement for the Swedish international…

Benjamin Nygren #10 of Sweden scores the first goal during Hungary vs Sweden Friendly Match at Puskas Arena on June 6, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images)

The 23-year-old winger is close to completing a £1.3 million move to the Scottish champions. After netting 15 goals in 30 appearances for Nordsjælland last season, the Swede caught Brendan Rodgers’ eye as a key signing target.

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Now, Nordsjaelland’s Director of Football, Alexander Riget, has acknowledged that the Danish side is preparing for Nygren’s potential departure to the Hoops. However, he admits that finding a player of Nygren’s calibre will require a significant investment.

Benjamin Nygren and Alexander Bernhardsson of Sweden during the International Friendly, Länderspiel, Nationalmannschaft football match between Hungary and Sweden on June 6, 2025 in Budapest. Photo: Joel Marklund

Speaking to Danish outlet Tipsbladet, Riget said: “When you play with so many young players, and they make their debut on various A-national teams, offers can come in, and that is something we are continuously evaluating.”

“Our strategy is always to use our own young talents as much as possible, but if there are places in the team where we can see an opportunity for a qualitative boost while the talents grow, and that it is also in the form of a profile type that can support our own academy players, that is of course something we will look at.”

“We are looking for players in different places on the pitch where they can help increase our level and provide more stability.”

Benjamin Nygren of Sweden in reaction during the friendly match between Hungary and Sweden at Puskas Arena on June 6, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by David Balogh/Getty Images)

“For example, we can see that there is great and early interest in offensive, young players, so it is always a good idea if we have a player type like Benjamin Nygren, who has performed well over a number of years and given us stability in the front line. In addition to looking for an offensive player, we are also looking at other positions. So we will be active in the summer transfer window. It costs some money, but with the right quality we are also ready to invest.”

Meanwhile, Celtic reportedly negotiating with Serie A side Como regarding Nicolas Kuhn, as interest in the winger continues to grow.

A wave from Greg Taylor ahead of the Scottish Cup Final on 24 May, Aberdeen v Celtic Photo: Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Heading for the exit door is Greg Taylor, the Scotland international is set to sign for Greek side PAOK and will complete a medical in Thessaloniki next week.

Clubs in England were interested in securing Taylor’s services, but it now looks like PAOK have won the race to sign him which will end his six-year stay in Glasgow.

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