Hamburger SV are preparing to cash in on academy product Fabio Baldé as the Bundesliga club continue a substantial overhaul of the attacking group that helped secure promotion little more than a year ago. According to Sport Bild, Baldé is closing in on a permanent move to Ligue 1 side Racing Strasbourg and travelled to France on Wednesday to complete the final stages of the transfer.
The 21-year-old could generate a fee worth more than €7m for HSV, with additional bonus payments potentially increasing the final package. The deal would constitute a highly significant piece of transfer business for a player who entered the summer outside Merlin Polzin's projected starting XI.
Baldé made only 16 Bundesliga appearances last season, starting three and registering one goal and one ****** ist across 440 minutes. Persistent fitness problems also prevented him from featuring in a single preseason friendly this summer.
Baldé's expected departure comes at the same time as HSV prepare to move on from another winger closely ****** ociated with the club's return to the Bundesliga. Jean-Luc Dompé has been informed that he should seek a new club and was left out of HSV's training camp squad. The circumstances surrounding the two departures differ considerably.
Baldé remains a young academy product whose potential could Hamburg to generate a substantial transfer fee despite his limited Bundesliga role. Dompé, by contrast, was one of the most important attacking figures during HSV's promotion push and leaves after four years, 113 competitive appearances, 18 goals and 33 ****** ists.
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The 21-year-old could generate a fee worth more than €7m for HSV, with additional bonus payments potentially increasing the final package. The deal would constitute a highly significant piece of transfer business for a player who entered the summer outside Merlin Polzin's projected starting XI.
Baldé made only 16 Bundesliga appearances last season, starting three and registering one goal and one ****** ist across 440 minutes. Persistent fitness problems also prevented him from featuring in a single preseason friendly this summer.
Baldé's expected departure comes at the same time as HSV prepare to move on from another winger closely ****** ociated with the club's return to the Bundesliga. Jean-Luc Dompé has been informed that he should seek a new club and was left out of HSV's training camp squad. The circumstances surrounding the two departures differ considerably.
Baldé remains a young academy product whose potential could Hamburg to generate a substantial transfer fee despite his limited Bundesliga role. Dompé, by contrast, was one of the most important attacking figures during HSV's promotion push and leaves after four years, 113 competitive appearances, 18 goals and 33 ****** ists.
#substantial #PROMOTION
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