FNATIC have made a shock signing of former OpTic and NRG player crashies to replace Leo as he is still dealing with health issues.

In the tweet, seen below, the manager of FNATIC, states that crashies is on the roster for the moment whilst Leo is recovering and as soon as he is available, he will return to the roster.

For anyone asking – Leo is still a member of our team and we’re doing everything we can in the background to support his recovery. It’s very hard to predict his return at the moment so we’ve decided to bring in Crashies who we’re confident in to fill the role until Leo is ready.

— FNATIC CoJo (@CoJoPM) December 11, 2024

Despite a bad year last year on NRG, crashies is a seasoned veteran with a Masters trophy under his belt alongside his former OpTic team mates back in 2021.

After being released from NRG at the end of last season, he was seen playing with Victor and Reduxx of Cubert Academy, Sentinel’s Academy team.

However, he has since then trialed for multiple teams with FNATIC being the team to eventually sign him to their roster and make his way back to the main stage.

A new teammate just crashed the party.

We've got one more surprise this offseason: pic.twitter.com/8XaCUjYYnB

— FNATIC (@FNATIC) December 11, 2024

The announcement came as a surprise to many with no leaks of this deal coming through whatsoever with minimal knowledge of this being spread across VCT.

The final FNATIC lineup for Kick-Off will be-

Kaajak – Duelist

Crashies – Initiator

Alfajer – Sentinel/Flex

Chronicle – Flex

Boaster – Controller