In terms of transfers, little has happened at VfB Stuttgart so far. That should change soon, because the market will pick up speed. However, those responsible want the top performers to stay. Then they would have one construction site less.
Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - A professional is in custody, at least three players are in the shop window for other clubs and the first corona cases and injuries are already there again. The situation at VfB Stuttgart is still challenging after the last-minute rescue on the last day of last season.
Despite this, sports director Sven Mislintat managed not to think about everyday life in the Bundesliga for a few days while on vacation in Greece. Back at the training ground on Monday afternoon, he couldn't avoid various tricky topics at the first official session.
Atakan Karazor has remained in police custody since his vacation in Spain. A new statement cannot be elicited from Mislintat. At the moment, the 25-year-old midfielder, who was one of the key building blocks in coach Pellegrino Matarazzo's system in the final stages, is still being treated like an injured player. "And if he were injured, we would resolve it internally," Mislintat said.
The squad planner also needs solutions if Sasa Kalajdzic, Borna Sosa and Orel Mangala leave VfB during this changeover period. "Regardless of the financial situation, we have a sporting desire to work with our best players," said Mislintat. Kalajdzic has been linked with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The champions then brought Sadio Mané to the Isar, and Sébastien Haller joined BVB.
The consequence for the Austrian: It has become quieter around him again. "There is a market, but it's very quiet," Mislintat said. "It is clear that there should still be enough time to be able to act."
Only the transfers of Hiroki Ito and Konstantinos Mavropanos, who were loaned out by their respective clubs last season, have been perfect so far. They were absent from the start of training, as were four other national players. In addition, Florian Schock and Ömer Beyaz had to sit out due to positive corona tests. Philipp Klement and Wahid Faghir suffer from knee problems.
Nevertheless, the intensity picked up speed in the course of the first unit. Matarazzo had announced that he would keep the pressure up. "The boys came alive again straight away in the dressing room. It was still a little quiet on the pitch, but it got better with every practice session. It was pretty good."
And there were two pieces of good news from HR for the approximately 500 fans and those responsible at the end: Both offensive hope Silas Katompa Mvumpa and Mohamed Sankoh were back on the pitch after a long period of suffering and were able to wear the new VfB jersey and under join in all the exercises without pain to the applause of the spectators.
