The new week will be exciting. First, the transfer of Ermedin Demirovic from FC Augsburg is to be finalized. At the same time, Stuttgart are looking eagerly to Dortmund. What will happen to Serhou Guirassy if the move to BVB flops?
His exit clause is still valid: Serhou Guirassy. IMAGO/Sportfoto Rudel
In the 0:0 friendly against FC Luzern, two Stuttgart players left the field with minor aches and pains. But neither Silas nor Jamie Leweling are seriously injured. Unlike Serhou Guirassy, whose transfer to last season’s Champions League finalist is in limbo due to a knee injury. Which even threatens to fail.
The Swabians are calmly following the developments surrounding their striker in the role of uninvolved observers. If, after the second medical examination scheduled for the beginning of this week, BVB decides not to sign the national player from Guinea, which no one expects, Guirassy would initially fall back into the Stuttgart team’s area of responsibility. At VfB, where the striker is under contract until 2026, the striker would continue to be dealt with in this matter. However, the international player’s release clause, for whom rumors predict an injury-related break of between two weeks and even five months, is still valid for a little longer and a transfer, wherever that may be, is not automatically off the table.
Demirovic comes for medical check
At the same time, Stuttgart are about to sign Augsburg’s Demirovic, who is supposed to cushion the loss of the striker. Here, too, the medical examination must be passed and the green light given by the doctors. The qualities of the international player from Bosnia are urgently needed after the re-signing of Deniz Undav was also not approved. Brighton is now demanding a transfer fee well above the 20 million euros that was once anchored in a purchase option, which makes the four-year total package for the now 28-year-old more expensive for VfB to well over 50 million.
All clear for Silas
Meanwhile, the Swabians only managed a 0:0 draw in Lucerne in their second friendly match, but at least they came away without any bad news. Silas had to be substituted a few minutes before half-time. Not a good sign, because in such cases the player was either not playing well or had sustained an injury. When the Congolese made way for Justin Diehl in the 41st minute, Sebastian Hoeneß and his coaching team had a bad feeling. But the attacker only managed to avoid an impending injury.
For safety reasons, Silas ended his originally planned 45-minute appearance early. Muscular problems were the first diagnosis, but at second glance they were not more serious. The national player is also expected to undergo a medical performance test tomorrow, Monday, as is Jamie Leweling, who also suffered from muscular problems but managed to play until half-time.
“You could see that the first full week of training was over, the legs were a bit heavier and long runs were difficult,” says Fabian Wohlgemuth. This is no less satisfactory for the sports director. “The ball moved very smoothly through our own ranks. We had a lot of possession, but we could have made it more dynamic in one or two places. The path into the final third in particular was lacking from time to time. The necessary precision was lacking.”
Coach Hoeneß was satisfied
The head coach sees it no less positively. “All in all, I’m happy that it was the second friendly match,” said Sebastian Hoeneß. Especially after the break. Up until then, “the game had been a little slow. There were very few chances on either side in the first half. After the break, the game opened up a little. There were suddenly chances.”
On both sides, which almost made VfB, who missed good opportunities themselves, the losers of this unspectacular match. New goalkeeper Stefan Drljaca had to intervene three times to save the day. “I would have preferred not to have done that,” said Hoeneß. “But Drille did well, had two or three good looks and saved us from falling behind.” Namely when the former Dynamo Dresden player parried a shot from six meters by Nando Toggenburger in the 72nd minute, when he remained unbeaten against Lars Villiger’s shot a minute later and prevented Levin Winkler from celebrating a goal in the 82nd minute.
2024-07-14 13:47:35
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