Loan details revealed: HSV hope for seven-figure fee for Soumahoro | OneFootball

The future of youngster Aboubaka Soumahoro has been settled for the time being. In the long term, HSV could even benefit financially.

The 21-year-old center-back is leaving the Rothosen and joining Spanish club RCD Mallorca on loan. The Frenchman’s departure had already been looming on Wednesday. Hamburg released Soumahoro for talks about his future, and two days later came the official confirmation of the loan move.

As Bild subsequently reported, Mallorca will cover the defender’s full salary and also pay a small six-figure loan fee. Particularly interesting for HSV: a purchase option worth five million euros was also agreed.

If everything goes according to plan, the original investment in Soumahoro could at least partially pay off. Only at the beginning of 2025 had the Hanseatic club paid around two million euros in transfer fee to FC Paris for the French youth international. So far, however, his time at the Volkspark has not gone as hoped. After suffering a tendon tear, Soumahoro was sidelined for a long time at first, and then made just five competitive appearances in the first half of last Bundesliga season.

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HSV: Soumahoro was also on the radar in the 2. Bundesliga

A loan to AS Saint-Étienne in the second half of the year also failed to bring the hoped-for breakthrough. In France, the center-back did not make a single appearance and was only included in the matchday squad four times.

Accordingly, both club and player are now banking on a fresh start in Spain. “Abou’s loan spell to Saint-Etienne over the past six months did not go the way we had imagined. To take the next steps in his development, he needs to get regular playing time. That is why we decided on another loan move for him,” explained sporting director Claus Costa.

Costa believes Mallorca offers the right environment for that. According to Bild, the Spanish second-division side beat out a club from the 2. Bundesliga in the race for Soumahoro. “With RCD Mallorca, we have found a suitable solution where the prospects of playing time are greater than they would be with us. We will be keeping a close eye on him over the coming year and wish him nothing but the best,” said Costa.

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