Touma to Halmstad
Friday, December 7, 2001
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AIK Solna's Lebanese-born midfielder Sharbel Touma is moving to Allsvenskan rivals Halmstads BK, it was announced on Friday. Touma said the transfer had been agreed between the two clubs and personal terms were being negotiated.
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AIK Solna's Lebanese-born midfielder Sharbel Touma is moving to Allsvenskan rivals Halmstads BK, it was announced on Friday. Touma said the transfer had been agreed between the two clubs and personal terms were being negotiated.
Bad injury
The 22-year-old joined AIK from Stockholm rivals Djurgårdens IF FF two years ago but suffered a severe leg injury in his first training session and missed virtually the whole Allsvenskan season. Last season he struggled to rediscover the form that made him stand out at Djurgarden.
’Major boost’
“We’re negotiating and everything should be OK. He will be a major boost to our team,” said Halmstad chairman Bengt Sjoholm. Halmstad are managed by former Swedish international Jonas Thern and Touma was impressed with him, saying: “It was really good. Jonas has really given me a lot of confidence.”