Djurgarden’s curiosity in Abdul Abdulmalik matches a recruitment technique constructed round figuring out gamers earlier than their worth reaches anyplace close to its peak and promoting for revenue.
The Swedish membership not too long ago appointed Max Hahn as sporting director after his time at West Ham United, the place he labored as head of recruitment.
Hahn additionally labored beneath Sweden supervisor Graham Potter at West Ham, creating one other hyperlink between English soccer and the Scandinavian market.
Underneath that construction, Djurgarden have continued to focus on gamers with the potential to develop and improve in worth.
August Priske is a current instance. The Danish striker joined Djurgarden from Midtjylland in 2024 and loved a breakthrough season in Sweden, scoring 18 league objectives in 2025 earlier than earning a move to Birmingham City in January 2026.
Abdulmalik represents a considerably totally different route into that market.
He isn’t coming from a longtime European academy, however having kickstarted his profession at Boreham Wooden, Djurgarden will hope for the same, worthwhile consequence.
