fnatic are close to finalising a deal for NiP backup player William "⁠draken⁠" Sundin, according to a report from Flickshot.fr.

The 22-year-old is regarded as a replacement for Maikil "⁠Golden⁠" Selim, whose future in fnatic has been the subject of speculation since his in-game leader role was assumed by Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström.

draken is currently out of action after being replaced by Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson on NiP's starting line-up. Two days after the changes were announced, HLTV.org reported that the Ninjas were ready to listen to offers for the AWPer, who has been on the organisation's books since March 2017.

draken will reportedly replace Golden in fnatic

While at the ECS Season 5 Finals, Xizt revealed that Jesper "⁠JW⁠" Wecksell "does not want to main AWP all the time", fueling rumours that the team could soon sign a dedicated AWPer.

fnatic's next LAN outing is scheduled for July 3 as the Swedish team will attend ESL One Cologne, with their roster for the $300,000 tournament presumably being: