BLEED add nexa for faveN

kassad has moved swiftly to sign his compatriot from G2's bench.

BLEED have announced the addition of Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković in a transfer from G2, confirming a 28 June report from Sheep Esports.

The Serbian anchor replaces Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann in the starting lineup, leaving just Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser and Cai "⁠CYPHER⁠" Watson from the original five-man squad BLEED entered Counter-Strike with just six months ago.

Coach and general manager Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović has not been afraid of ruthless moves when opportunities arise on the market.

That was apparent in their double swoop for Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad and Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson from Apeks, and the same attitude is behind this move after nexa was benched by G2.

nexa came under criticism in his second stint at G2, where he replaced Justin "⁠jks⁠" Savage and averaged a 0.98 rating in Big Events, but he still has the faith of the coach that gave him his international debut with Renegades in 2017.

With hampus as in-game leader, nexa will also be free to continue in his preferred lurker-anchor roles without any captaincy responsibilities.

faveN, who nexa will replace, struggled to adapt to new roles after jkaem's signing and averaged a 0.81 rating in his last three events with the team.

The more naturally supportive nexa will now take up that mantle, as BLEED enter the new season with a clear goal of qualifying for the Shanghai Major on the organization's home continent.

BLEED are now:

Joakim "⁠jkaem⁠" Myrbostad
Nemanja "⁠nexa⁠" Isaković
Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser
Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson
Cai "⁠CYPHER⁠" Watson

Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović (coach)

Josef "⁠faveN⁠" Baumann (benched)
Vladan "⁠VLDN⁠" Radević (benched)