Only since the end of the season in November have several of the players at SK Brann women signed contracts with clubs abroad: During the first training of the season, it became clear that Ingrid Naalsund is also on the way out following interest from Manchester United. – I never thought that I would ever get an offer from such a big and good club in my career, so it’s really nice, she says about the offer. Brann kvinner has been the best team in Norway in recent years. This autumn they won the Toppserien for the second year in a row. – When you have done so well over so many years, it is somewhat natural that players disappear. I don’t think about it. I think they’ll be fine with the ones they have and the ones coming in. Manchester United have got their eyes on Lisa Naalsund. The two clubs are now negotiating a contract. She also plays on the national team. Photo: Oddgeir Øystese / news – No crisis That the players have disappeared to English, German and Spanish football is expected, the club itself believes. – There is no crisis. We have a good team, and are two or three players away from lifting the team to where we need to be, says coach Olli Harder. Despite the flight of players, the club refuses to lower its goal of the Champions League, which they only almost reached last year. – The team will develop. There will be some new faces, of course. But those faces will help us to reach that step, says Harder. Defender Cecilie Redisch Kvamme points out that the club has already started bringing in replacements for those who have disappeared. – We will continue to work on and build on what we have achieved in recent years. I am not worried about the ambitions, she says. Coach Olli Harder is not lowering his ambitions for the team, despite the flight of players abroad. Photo: Oddgeir Øystese / news – The adventure was in the cards news’s football expert, Carl-Erik Torp says that it is only natural that some of the players disappear. They have the age and are there in their careers. – It was in the cards that some of them would have an adventure, he says. He believes that the quality in the squad can be very good, despite the dropout. The challenge will be that the interaction and relationships must be rebuilt. In the past, one-year contracts were common in women’s football. This made Norwegian clubs vulnerable to losing players. And there was a lot of turnover between clubs. – In recent years, there has been a professionalization with longer contracts. After all, several of the players have been sold, they do not disappear because the contract has expired. Women’s football is approaching the way the clubs work on the men’s side. – The economy will improve, longer contracts and more money will be offered. There is more power in the clubs when players are sold, it is very important that the players have all control, says Torp. There has been a professionalization of women’s football and the clubs have gained more power, says football expert Carl-Erik Torp in news. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
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Abroad ribbing players – series winner SK Brann kvinner has lost half the team – news Vestland
