Defender Tobias Guddal did not return on the Tromsø team bus after a defeat, instead leaving the stadium in a red car alongside his agents and representatives of his new club, Sparta Prague. Both head coach Jørgen Vik and captain Ruben Yttergård Jenssen confirmed Guddal had said farewell to team-mates in the dressing room before leaving.

A video circulated by Norwegian media after a match shows 24-year-old Tobias Guddal saying goodbye to his Tromsø teammates, bypassing the team bus, and entering a car that displayed the crest of the Czech top flight. The car was headed to Prague, where it is expected the defender will finalize a contract with Sparta. Guddal was a known transfer target for Sparta Prague. Tomáš Rosický is set to bring him into Brian Priske’s squad. The signing will be a costly one, and there is speculation that the fee is over 130 million Czech crowns. To sign the 202-centimetre-tall player, Sparta would reportedly overcome competition from Western Europe, which included interest from France. The signing could address a potential defensive need for the club, which arises amid strong speculation that Asger Sörensen may depart for Denmark.