January 19, 2006

Östlundh told to leave by Feyenoord

After starting almost every game for his Dutch club Feyenoord, former AIK forward (with brief, insignificant stints at IFK Norrköping and Bajen) Alexander Östlundh has been told he can leave by manager Erwin Koeman. The right back spot (for my money the only spot one can bother debating) is all of a sudden up for grabs. Contenders are, besides Östlundh, Mikael Nilsson of Panathinaikos, Niclas Alexandersson and Curly Andersson. Alexandersson, Nilsson and Östlundh should all make the squad anyway, but Curly's nomination hinges on showing he can really compete for a spot.
Rumor is currently that Alexander will move to a smaller Dutch club, while both Malmö FF and Bajen certainly need strengthening at right back. AIK is probably out of the picture as the right flank looks like its strongest area this year with new signings Kenny Pavey and Marcus Jonsson competing with Jimmy Tamandi and Mattias Moström.

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