Vasiljevic coup: how HSV beat off top rivals | OneFootball

HSV have caused quite a stir on the transfer market and have also drawn international attention.

As the Rothosen officially announced on Friday, Andrej Vasiljevic is moving from Hungarian club MTK Budapest to Hamburg. According to matching media reports, the youngster will cost a hefty €1.5 million.

Given the strong competition, such a fee comes as little surprise. Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Inter Milan and Benfica are all said to have shown interest. “Benfica in particular were very interested and were also reportedly prepared to invest a seven-figure sum,” Hungarian sports journalist Laszlo Borsos confirmed to the Hamburger Abendblatt.

HSV sporting director Claus Costa explained how the newly promoted Bundesliga side still managed to come out on top: “We worked hard on Andrej for a long time, and we are now all the more delighted by the clear commitment he and his family have made to HSV.” Costa was full of praise for Vasiljevic: “Andrej has a highly exciting and well-rounded striker profile. He combines classic centre-forward attributes such as height, technique and goal threat to a high degree, and for his age he has a very mature style of play.”

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Vasiljevic himself already brings impressive credentials. At just 15 years old, he became the youngest player to debut in the Hungarian league, and in MTK Budapest’s youth teams he skipped several age groups. Borsos describes him as “1.90 metres tall, but still very fast. He is a typical number nine, a very talented penalty-box striker.”

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“This transfer is a prime example of the close cooperation between the professional department and the academy,” Costa added. The aim: to sign young, sometimes expensive, talents from abroad at an early age and specifically develop them toward the professional level. Other examples include Aboubaka Soumahoro and Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit.

Borsos is also convinced: “Sooner or later, Andrej is likely to make his way in the professional game. In the national team’s youth setup, they are convinced that Andrej has a big career ahead of him.”

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