Sources: TSM and Sprout in talks over Zyphon transfer

The 19-year-old Dane could soon find himself donning a new team's colors.

Zyphon has been with Sprout since August 2022

TSM are locked in negotiations with Sprout over the transfer of Rasmus "⁠Zyphon⁠" Nordfoss, sources have told HLTV. The German organization announced on January 25 that the player had been benched to "avoid potential roster locks" while it held talks with an undisclosed party.

Zyphon is expected to fill the vacancy left by Audric "⁠JACKZ⁠" Jug, who was benched in the wake of the team’s failure to reach the closed qualifiers for the European RMR tournaments. The farthest that TSM went in the qualifiers was the Round of 32 in the second open bracket.

TSM have struggled to put together a stable roster since returning to Counter-Strike in August. Joel "⁠joel⁠" Holmlund has been on trial since Cai "⁠CYPHER⁠" Watson was transferred to BLEED, and Simon "⁠KWERTZZ⁠" Horák is playing for the team in online competitions as a stand-in.

Earlier this month, the North American organization named Allan "⁠Rejin⁠" Petersen as the new head coach, a position that had been vacant since Rémy "⁠XTQZZZ⁠" Quoniam’s departure to Vitality.

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Zyphon steps down from Sprout's active roster

A former Astralis Talent academy graduate, Zyphon established himself as a player to watch during his 15-month spell with Copenhagen Flames, with whom he attended the Majors in Stockholm and Antwerp. The players went their separate ways after the Belgian event, with Zyphon signing for Sprout.

Before the end of the 2023 season, Zyphon played for HEROIC at the Fall Final and the World Final of the BLAST Premier circuit. He averaged a 0.98 rating during his stand-in spell, though it should be pointed out that the team won only one of the five matches it played across those two events.