Orebridge. According to information provided to Sportbladet, the German club Köln is interested in Niklas Eriksson.
He himself does not count on a continuation in Orebro as the situation now appears to be.
– It’s a bit boring, says the 53-year-old trainer.
Niklas Ericsson says he has never heard of Cologne’s interest or been in contact with them.
He has an agent who manages contact with other interested clubs.
I haven’t spoken to my agent. At the moment there is no contact with other clubs as far as I know. Then maybe there are things we have to take in when it gets a little calmer with a break in the matches. Then I talk about such things about my agent, says Niklas Ericsson.
“whatever you hear”
As per our information, you are about to complete a new club?
– Yeah… I never ended up with another club or anything like that. Whatever you hear, nothing is certain.
Do you know if there was any dialogue or any interest from Cologne?
– Mm, nothing I know of anyway.
To the best of your knowledge, is there any contact or inquiry through the agent?
– No.
No discussion with Orebro
Örebro’s general manager, Stefan Pejentzen, said the club should have a new sports administration in January.
The contracts of both Niclas Eriksson and sporting director Niclas Johansson expire after this season.
Sportbladet writes that Örebro has not offered Niklas Ericsson an extension to the club.
– It’s been some time since I sat down and had a discussion with Stefan Bengtzen, says Niklas Ericsson.
How do you see the fact that there is no ongoing discussion with Örebro about the future?
– I take it to mean that if they wanted to have that discussion, they would have had it. This is how I explain it. Then you have to ask them what they mean by that, but if I’m going to interpret something, I interpret it this way.
“travel ends”
How do you feel about the fact that you haven’t had any conversations in a long time?
– It might be a little boring. At the same time, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I had a fun trip, but the trips are over. We’ll see what happens in the next few weeks.
Does this situation make you feel like you need to be heard at other clubs?
– That’s absolutely true. This is how it works in this industry.
Walter Olsson is an agent and brother of Niklas Ericsson.
With the work he has done with this player, it is clear that there is interest from other clubs. He did a great job with a good team, he is highly regarded in the hockey world, says Walter Olson.
Is Cologne clubs interested in it?
– I can’t comment on that. With what he did with Örebro, there is obviously interest from the entire hockey world, but we are not currently discussing Cologne.
Hedberg is at the top of the list
Sportbladet previously told that Orebro is interested in both Johan Hedberg in Mura and Johan Lundescu, who was expelled from Switzerland in Bern.
Johan Hedberg has to be the hottest option, he and Niklas Eriksson know each other well from Leksand.
Behind Niklas Ericsson in Örebro are assistant coaches Tobias Thermel and Stefan Niemann.
Niklas Ericsson spent eight seasons at Örebro, the last four as head coach after previously being an assistant coach.
Örebro are fourth in the Premier League, despite the fact that the club has been criticized for not signing enough players and currently has eight players gone.