Sources: Astralis look to replace duo

The timing of the change will come as a shock to many after the team finally ended a nearly seven-year trophyless period on LAN on Saturday by winning Stake Ranked Episode 4 in Barcelona.

HLTV knows Astralis are taking steps to avoid losing their core for free, with the contracts of HooXi , jabbi and Victor "⁠Staehr⁠" Staehr all nearing their end.

HLTV knows that jabbi 's deal expires at the end of November, while HooXi 's runs until the end of the year. Staehr signed a contract extension with Astralis "until 2027" back in March 2025.

Negotiations between the Danish organization and the players have hit a wall, sources said.

Read more Astralis beat Nemiga to win Stake Ranked Episode 4 and lift first LAN trophy since 2019 One of the players on Astralis ' shortlist is Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek , who recently left Liquid after three months on the bench.

The news comes soon after an earlier HLTV report that stated Astralis were in the market for immediate replacements for Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen and Jakob "⁠jabbi⁠" Nygaard , after contract negotiations with the pair hit a wall.

Read more Sources: Astralis look to replace duo cmtry was recently benched by FUT to make way for Álvaro "⁠SunPayus⁠" García after a difficult period of form.

The 19-year-old enjoyed a strong showing in FUT 's single trophy-winning campaign earlier this year at PGL Bucharest, picking up the HLTV MVP award, but has rarely matched that level throughout his time in tier one with FUT .

cmtry would be set to switch to rifling should he join Astralis on loan. The Ukrainian has wielded the AWP since joining NAVI Youth back in 2023, and so would be making a significant change.

The former MOUZ IGL is looking for a new challenge to rekindle his career after an indifferent spell with the Americas side.