When Newcastle United decided to pull the trigger and spend £63m on Real Sociedad’s Alexander Isak, the Spanish side weren’t the only one to benefit from it.
The 23-year-old has also played for Borussia Dortmund between 2017 and 2019 after coming through the ranks at AIK Solna in Sweden.
While they aren’t entitled to any resale percentage, the Swedish side will receive some money as part of the solidarity program that gives clubs a small percentage for developing the player at a young age.
In AIK’s case, from the £63m, they are due to receive somewhere between £1m and £2m from Newcastle’s deal, as revealed by the club’s finance director Håkan Strandlund to Aftonbladet.
He said: “It’s fantastic news for us. It’s a lot of fun to follow the players’ development in Europe and their way forward from league to league. We have an exact figure, but as we are listed on the stock exchange, we communicate income for transfer in intervals.”
As to what the club will be doing with this money from Newcastle, the finance chief said they are planning to work ‘long-term’ with this income, focusing on their ‘activities and the youth side’.
The idea would be, therefore, to help produce more talents like Isak, so that they can continue to profit further down the line, as well.
Since joining Newcastle, Isak has scored two goals in three Premier League games, but has missed the last two wins against Fulham and Brentford through injury.
