Deal with Nice: HSV close to signing top striker target! | OneFootball

HSV had reportedly been pursuing Terem Moffi in recent weeks. Now his transfer is close to being completed.

As the usually well-informed daily newspaper “Nice Matin” reported, the club from Hamburg reached a basic agreement with OGC Nice in recent hours. The negotiations are likely to be wrapped up very soon. The transfer fee has not been disclosed, but given that Moffi has less than a year left on his contract and no real sporting prospects, it is expected to be limited.

At one point, it was even said that Moffi and his advisers had pushed for an early termination of his contract, which would then have made a free transfer possible. Nice, however, reportedly refused—in the hope of at least recovering a fraction of the €22.5 million paid to FC Lorient in the summer of 2023, where Moffi scored 35 goals in 90 competitive appearances.

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On the Côte d’Azur, however, the 23-time Nigeria international struggled for long stretches, which is why he spent the second half of last season on loan at FC Porto. But even there, Moffi never managed to move beyond a supporting role. In 17 appearances, most of them very brief, he scored just two goals, including one in the Europa League clash with VfB Stuttgart.

In future, the 27-year-old will be facing Bundesliga clubs on a regular basis. Moffi, who otherwise has not exactly been kind to HSV, wants to breathe new life into his stalled career. However, he will face strong competition. Patson Daka already underlined in preseason that he can be counted on again after his difficult spell at Leicester City.

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In addition, Yussuf Poulsen, who was held back last season by constant injury problems, the much-improved Rayan Philippe in recent weeks, and the still-rising youngster Otto Stange are all ready and waiting. Coach Merlin Polzin therefore has an embarrassment of riches in the coming weeks.

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