Sportbladet says Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Monaco and Gent had all shown concrete interest.
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Hammarby's sports director Mikael Hjelmberg revealed: "That we showed that we really wanted him. We visited him on site in Monrovia, we quickly presented a plan and we have our history with African players that he already knew.
"Then it was a lot about soft values. That we see the person before the player. That Hammarby is a big family. That we know our stuff. Then we were quick to invite the family to Stockholm, which was very important."