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Paulos Abraham to Lorient

This move fell through. Last report: Marc Mechenoua, 31 August 2026.

The move is off. Marc Mechenoua reported on 31 August 2026 that the path to Lorient has closed, with Hammarby's plan to sign a replacement before releasing Paulos Abraham failing to come together in time. Just two days earlier, the same reporter had described talks between Lorient and Hammarby over a loan with a €3m purchase option, and Santi Aouna had gone further, claiming Lorient had lodged a formal offer and that the player himself wanted the move. Within 48 hours, the story flipped from live negotiation to collapse. The sourcing here is decent but not bulletproof. Mechenoua broke both the opening and closing lines of this story. Aouna corroborated the offer stage independently. Two credible voices tracked the same collapse, which makes the end result more trustworthy than a single tweet would. Given the collapse has already been reported by the most plugged-in source, this now sits as a long shot rather than a live deal. For it to be revived, Hammarby would need to sort a replacement forward quickly and Lorient would need to renew contact before other targets take priority. Nothing in the reporting suggests either side is currently working toward that. Lorient have paid this kind of fee before, bringing in players from Guingamp for €3m in 2022 and from Caen for €3m in 2013, so the money discussed for Abraham was not out of step with their usual business. Abraham's own market value, built through a €2m move from AIK to Groningen in 2021, sits comfortably within that range too. Watch for whether Hammarby moves fast on a replacement attacker, which was reportedly the bloc

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