The story is settled. Simen Hestnes, the 30-year-old Norway midfielder, has joined Häcken of the Allsvenskan from Eliteserien side KFUM. With his contract running only until June 2026, Hestnes arrived as a free agent, and the deal has gone through on a free transfer. There is nothing left to negotiate here — the move is done and confirmed. The confirmation comes from Fotbollskanalen, a credible Swedish outlet, who reported the signing roughly a minute before this briefing went out. This is a single source, but a reliable one, and crucially it is reporting the deal as official rather than as speculation. When a trustworthy voice announces a completed signing, there is little reason to treat it as anything other than fact. The engine's reading sits at 100%, which is its way of saying there is no remaining doubt: this is not a prediction about whether a move might happen, but a recognition that it already has. A free agent on a free transfer removes every obstacle that usually stalls these things — no fee to haggle over, no selling club to satisfy, no competing bidders to fend off. Everything that needed to be true is true. Häcken have a habit of shopping in this bracket. They have previously brought in players from Brommapojkarna for £1m, from Spartak for £1m in 2023, and from AC Horsens for £1m in 2025. Against those paid deals, landing Hestnes for nothing is comfortably in keeping with how the club operates. With the signing official, the next thing to watch is simply Hestnes being integrated into Häcken's squad and making his first appearance.