Hardly any game time left: Will HSV pull the emergency brake on Stange? | OneFootball

After a strong start, Otto Stange’s loan to Elversberg is currently not going according to plan. Does HSV need to take action now?

When Otto Stange was loaned out to SV 07 Elversberg on the deadline day of the last transfer window, many HSV fans cheered. The tranquil provincial club from Saarland, which had almost been promoted to the Bundesliga, seemed to be exactly the right step for the development of the undoubtedly highly talented young striker.

But after a strong initial phase, disillusionment has set in. While Elversberg, as in the previous season, is in the race for promotion, the 18-year-old is experiencing personal stagnation, raising the question in Volkspark: Does HSV need to react in the winter?

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Stange considering an early return to HSV

According to the Hamburger Abendblatt, frustration is visibly growing for the talented attacker. After two goals and two assists at the start, Stange has increasingly lost his role in Elversberg’s offense. In total, he has only collected 33 minutes of playing time in the last seven matches, never making the starting lineup. The fact that he was only substituted in during stoppage time last weekend fits the picture of a loan that is increasingly turning into a dead end.

Accordingly, HSV is also dissatisfied with the current situation, which has already been communicated to Elversberg. At the same time, those responsible in the Hanseatic city expect Stange to accept the competition for places. But that is becoming increasingly difficult. With Younes Ebnoutalib, a player has established himself ahead of him who was still a big unknown at the start of the season. By now, however, the attacker has scored eleven goals this season and attracted the interest of several Bundesliga clubs.

After the end of the first half of the season, HSV’s management wants to reassess the situation. Officially, an early return is currently not an issue. Behind the scenes, however, the willingness to consider other options is growing. So it is not entirely out of the question that Stange could be loaned to another club for the second half of the season.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.