Silas Andersen has been a key member of the Swedish team Hacken for the past year or so. Arsenal is now paying notice to him. The midfield player has made 40 appearances for his team across all competitions.
He has participated in Conference League games this season. He participated in qualification for the Europa League last season. He made 25 appearances and helped score four goals for the Allsvenskan.
Nottingham Forest reportedly made an earlier attempt to recruit the Dane, according to Ekstrabladet. Right now. The 21-year-old is being watched by Arsenal. This season, the Gunners have frequently scouted him.
They are thought to think he has promise. On Thursday, Hacken will play Strasbourg in the Conference League. The midfield player is anticipated to be watched by Arsenal scouts during the match.
Arsenal will have scouts watching Hacken midfielder Silas Andersen
Mikel Arteta’s team is keeping an eye on Andersen, although it’s unclear how much interest the London club has. According to the outlet, the young player made some remarks regarding a possible move to the Premier League.
“The Premier League is the Premier League,” he told Bold. It would be wonderful to visit. This implies that Andersen will be eager to relocate to England. Arsenal is now the side expressing the greatest interest, according to an Ekstra Bladet article, although there is no indication that they are nearing a formal bid at this time.
The Danish youth international has already played for four different teams at the age of just 21. Before being signed by Inter Milan, he rose through FC Copenhagen’s youth systems. In the summer of 2023, Andersen joined FC Utrecht in the Netherlands after failing to make his first-team debut for the Nerazzurri during his two years in Italy.
At the close of the January 2025 transfer window, Hacken decided to take a risk on the midfield player, who had only made two professional appearances in the Netherlands, by paying €1 million to move him to Sweden. He has since been called up by Denmark’s Under-21 team and participated in 40 games across all tournaments.
