NIP confirm Brollan signing
A month after it was first reported to be in the works, NIP complete the blockbuster signing of the former fnatic star.
NIP have announced the signing of Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin on a transfer from fnatic, confirming a long-rumored change that was reported to be in the works by HLTV.org in late February after the Swedish organization lined up a hefty bid in the area of €600,000 for the 19-year-old star.
The newest addition joins NIP amidst their campaign in ESL Pro League Season 15, in which the Swedes have advanced to the playoffs from first place in Group A. Brollan is however not expected to be able to join the team in the bracket stage due to the transfer regulations in place for the tournament (teams aren't allowed to change the roster they had submitted outside of emergency situations).

Brollan will then take his place in the active roster in time for NIP's preparations for the upcoming Major cycle, which will begin with the Regional Major Ranking tournaments in Bucharest, Romania, next month. The Swedish-majority side have been placed in the B group on the European side of things, taking place on April 21-24 and offering eight Major spots in the Swiss stage.
The organization hasn't revealed what roster will be used in the Major cycle, but it is expected that one of Nicolas "Plopski" Gonzalez Zamora or Love "phzy" Smidebrant will take a step back.
"We’ve been looking at Brollan for years now — every serious team has," NIP COO Jonas Gundersen said in a statement. "In my mind it hasn’t been a question of whether he would join, but when, and I think he’s chosen a fantastic time."
"I’m excited to take the next step in my career with NIP," Brollan added. "I go way back with some of the players and I really feel like it’s time to lift some trophies together."
The 19-year-old reunites with Hampus "hampus" Poser and Plopski under the new banner after he spent nearly a year playing alongside the former in GODSENT and Red Reserve and briefly with the latter early on in his career in late 2017.
He comes as the third high-profile signing for NIP in a span of the last 12 months, following Nicolai "device" Reedtz's and Patrick "es3tag" Hansen's additions in April and November, respectively. In that time, the team took on various forms and went through several other changes as it utilized members of the Young Ninjas academy team. First it was Erik "ztr" Gustafsson who got the call-up, then Linus "LNZ" Holtäng, and in the past three months phzy has been standing in after device took medical leave due to mental health issues.
With the future roster yet to be cleared up, NIP currently have:
Fredrik "REZ" Sterner
Hampus "hampus" Poser
Nicolas "Plopski" Gonzalez Zamora
Patrick "es3tag" Hansen
Love "phzy" Smidebrant
Ludvig "Brollan" Brolin
Daniel "djL" Narancic (coach)
Nicolai "device" Reedtz (medical leave)



