GamerLegion CEO Shuts Down Transfer Rumors, Confirms No Talks About Selling Players Amid 100 Thieves Interest

GamerLegion’s management has moved to shut down rumors of an imminent roster sell-off after reports that 100 Thieves, who are preparing a return to Counter-Strike, sounded out the organization about buying several of their players. CEO and founder Nicolas Reber said on X that there are “no active discussions about selling any players or core”, stressing that the current lineup which just placed 4th at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 will stay together. 

Reber did, however, confirm that a conversation with 100 Thieves took place “a few weeks ago” about the North American org’s intention to re-enter CS — essentially acknowledging the contact but denying that it progressed to negotiations.  His clarification came only hours after HLTV relayed a Dust2.dk report that 100 Thieves have already secured FaZe veteran Håvard “rain” Nygaard and that, according to insider Aleksei “OverDrive” Birukov, their “priority” would be to add three GamerLegion players to build a competitive core around the Norwegian rifler. That report — plus 100T’s well-documented ambition to get back into CS after leaving in 2020 because of “uncertainty” in the scene — created a wave of speculation that GamerLegion could lose key pieces right after their best LAN showing of the year. 

Reber’s message was meant to stop exactly that narrative. He underlined that GL are not putting anyone on the market and are instead looking ahead to their next event, the StarLadder Budapest Major, where they start from Stage 1.  In other words: interest existed, talks in principle took place, but there is no transfer in motion right now.

The timing of the rumor was inconvenient for GL because it came right after a tournament that, results-wise, was actually encouraging. GamerLegion first made it through the PGL Masters Bucharest group stage, then beat M8s in the 2-2 decider to secure playoffs — a match in which Czech rifler Oldřich “PR” Nový delivered one of his best series to date. In the quarter-final they went on to eliminate Heroic 2-1, their first playoff win of 2025, again on the back of a big performance from PR.  That sent them to the semi-finals, where things fell apart dramatically: GL were smashed 13-1, 13-1 by Aurora, who looked untouchable on the day and went straight to the final. The team then lost the third-place decider 1-2 to SAW and finished 4th overall. 

Because of that good-but-not-great finish, outside observers considered this the perfect moment for a richer org — in this case 100 Thieves — to try and “buy high” on GamerLegion’s talent. The current GL five of REZ, ztr, Tauson, PR and hypex sits 16th in the HLTV ranking and has finally produced a top-four finish at a $600k+ LAN, which naturally increases the value of its players. But Reber’s statement implies GL want to capitalize on their present form themselves instead of cashing out.

It also matters that the rumored buyer is 100 Thieves. The org’s return, highlighted by securing rain and by talking to multiple European players and coaches, is widely viewed as real and well-funded — HLTV notes that even in 2024 the org’s president Jacob “Maelk” Toft-Andersen said publicly that coming back to CS2 was an ambition, and now “the wheels appear to be turning.” That naturally makes any team named in their shortlist a target for speculation. Reber therefore chose the clearest possible wording: “no active discussions.” 

Another piece of context: GL just beat Heroic, but they were also heavily outclassed by Aurora and then lost to SAW. For a mid-tier EU org, that combination usually triggers two internal conversations — “do we double down on this roster and try to reach top-10” or “do we sell while the stock is high?” Reber’s post shows GL are choosing the first option, at least for now, and are treating Bucharest as a platform, not an endpoint.

In practical terms this means:

• No player is on the chopping block.

• No “three-man package” to 100 Thieves is being negotiated.

• The lineup stays together for the Budapest Major cycle.

That said, Reber didn’t deny that interest exists — only that it isn’t active right now. Given that 100T’s reported plan requires them to find the right European core to pair with rain, it’s reasonable to assume they will keep talking to multiple teams, including GamerLegion. (That part is an inference from the fact that 100T still needs at least three players to complete the roster.) This also fits the pattern of recent off-season windows, where orgs test the waters with several lineups before choosing the final buyout target. 

For GamerLegion fans, the takeaway is simple: the team that just made top-four in Bucharest — REZ, ztr, Tauson, PR, hypex with coach ash — is staying together, and the org’s priority is their own campaign, not selling off stars to help a returning NA giant rebuild. Whether that stance holds if 100 Thieves come back with a very large buyout later is another question, but as of November 1 2025, there is no deal on the table.