With sixth place in the Bundesliga and reaching the DFB Cup final, SC Freiburg can look back on a successful season. Now the course is set for the new round.
The training grounds at SC Freiburg are quiet these days. After the emotionally celebrated end of the season last Sunday with several thousand fans in front of the Stadttheater, the Bundesliga professionals flew out all over the world. Well deserved vacation time.
Unless you are still traveling with your national team. For example, Nico Schlotterbeck, Roland Sallai, Ermedin Demirovic and Philipp Lienhart are required in the Nations League. Wooyeong Jeong plays for South Korea and Kiliann Sildilla for France U20.
Peak phase in squad planning
But because after the season is also before the season, work continues in the background in Freiburg and the team is put together for the next round. Sports director Klemens Hartenbach and sports director Jochen Saier will do it in the tried and tested manner, calmly. After sixth place in the Bundesliga and entry into the Europa League and reaching the DFB Cup final, one thing is clear: the current team fits together perfectly and is sporty and weatherproof. Adjusting screws only have to be tightened in a few corners.
Is St.Paulis top scorer Kyereh the top candidate?
Participation in the Europa League and the associated additional workload should not be underestimated. One or two additional personal details to refresh and broaden the squad would do well.
And so names of possible candidates have been traded for a few days: In the first place is that Daniel-Kofi Kyereh. The 26-year-old attacking midfielder from FC St.Pauli played an outstanding second division season, was the linchpin at Millerntor, scored twelve goals and set up ten more goals. A highly interesting creative kicker in which numerous Bundesliga clubs are said to be interested.
According to the Internet portal “transfermarkt.de”, there is at least a 64 percent probability that the Ghanaian national player will move from Hamburg to Freiburg. Kyereh’s contract at Millerntor runs until the summer of 2023, and his current market value is estimated at around three million euros.
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Daniel-Kofi Kyereh, candidate at SC Freiburg?
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It has been clear since Friday: Freiburg’s young midfielder is going the opposite way Carlo Boukhalfa. The 23-year-old, who was last loaned out to the time league team Jahn Regensburg, is moving from Freiburg to FC St.Pauli.
The SC is also interested in a commitment for the midfield at the previous Bielefeld Alessandro Schöpf (28) said. The experienced Austrian national player is said to be allowed to leave Arminia free of charge after being relegated to the second division, so it would be in the “transfer bargain” category. With the versatile ex-Schalke Schöpf (last season 31 games for Bielefeld), the sports club could lose Janik Haberer catch. Haberer, who has been playing the ball in Breisgau for six years, officially said goodbye to Union Berlin last weekend.
Schalke’s Japanese Itakura as a defensive alternative?
Similar to Daniel-Kofi Kyereh on the offensive, Schalkes also played That Itakura in the defensive area a great season in the 2nd division. The 25-year-old Japan international played all 31 possible games of the season after his commitment and scored four goals. Itakura is 1.86 meters tall for a central defender and was very successfully moved to the sixth position by Schalke’s interim coach Mike Büskens in the successful end of the season.
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Ko Itakura vom FC Schalke 04
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The Japanese could therefore be used very variably. In the rumor mill, the name Ko Itakura is traded in addition to Eintracht Frankfurt in connection with SC Freiburg. However, Schalke have a purchase option for the eight-time national defender, previously on loan from Manchester City.
With Ayase Ueda Incidentally, another Japanese player is listed on transfermarkt.de in connection with SC Freiburg. The 23-year-old Kashima Antlers center forward has scored nine goals in 15 games.
Steffen Tigges from Dortmund – a striker with prospects
Speaking of attack: a few weeks ago, the name of the young Dortmund striker Steffen Tigges associated with SC Freiburg. The towering striker (1.93 meters) played nine Bundesliga games last season and scored three times for BVB. The former Osnabrück player scored four goals in five games in Borussia’s third division team.
The 23-year-old BVB II captain is considered an attacker with great prospects, but a fractured ankle recently put him out of step for weeks. The rehab is going on at the moment, Steffen Tigges should be fit again for the new season. The attacker’s contract in Dortmund runs until 2024. His market value is estimated at 1.5 million euros.
Tigges could become an issue in Freiburg, especially, should SC striker Ermedin Demirovic (24) are looking for a change of direction after a rather mixed season (31 games/2 goals).
The Slovene is also in the rumor mill as a possible Freiburg transfer candidate in the storm I will Celar (Ten goals for FC Lugano in the Swiss Super League) and the Senegalese Bamba Dieng (22) traded from Olympique Marseille (seven goals of the season).
“Königstransfer” Matthias Ginter already fixed
SC Freiburg has already sealed its “royal transfer”. With the free return of the long-time national player and world champion Matthew Ginter by Borussia Mönchengladbach, those responsible in Breisgau have pulled off a spectacular coup. Ginter replaces new internationals in central defence Nico Schlotterbeckwho moves to runners-up Borussia Dortmund for an estimated 20 million euros.
Training starts on June 27th
After all, the makers around Jochen Saier and Klemens Hartenbach still have enough time for new personal details until the end of August. Then the transfer window in German professional football closes. The new and old Freiburg kickers will be back on the ball as early as June 27th. That’s when coach Christian Streich calls for the first training session of the pre-season.
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