TransferBBC SportUnverified source· 30 Aug 2026
Boreham Wood accept record fee for Abdulmalik
A National League record transfer sees winger Abdul Abdulmalik head to Sweden.
Player
Abdul Abdulmalik
Position
Winger
From
Boreham Wood
To
Djurgardens
Fee
In excess of £1.5m
What happened. Swedish club Djurgardens have agreed a National League record fee, thought to be over £1.5m, to sign winger Abdul Abdulmalik from Boreham Wood.
- The 23-year-old is in Sweden completing a medical after the deal was agreed on Sunday.
- The fee breaks the record set in 2012 when Leicester paid Fleetwood £1m for Jamie Vardy.
- Abdulmalik scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists last season as Boreham Wood reached the play-off final.
“I'm ready for the next challenge. I'm ready to prove to myself and those around me that I'm capable of reaching the top.”
— Abdul Abdulmalik
Abdulmalik will join Djurgardens, currently fifth in the Allsvenskan, as they push for a higher finish.
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