Despite agreement with Vieira, HSV eye up new playmaker! | OneFootball

HSV is working to keep Fábio Vieira, but is also considering alternatives.

It was only this past Sunday that it became known that the club and player had agreed on further cooperation. The contract is said to be “already negotiated and sitting in a drawer at Volkspark.” So Hamburger SV would only need to exercise the purchase option of 20 million euros to keep Vieira at the club. However, such a high sum is currently not feasible for the newly promoted Bundesliga side.

The club’s management will therefore have to enter into talks with Arsenal FC, to whom Vieira is still contracted until 2027. The Portuguese no longer plays a role there. Nevertheless, it will be a difficult task to at least halve the transfer fee to make a purchase possible. It would be very careless to rely solely on the continued presence of the skillful technician in planning for the new season.

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HSV candidate Ito made his breakthrough in Belgium

HSV is therefore considering alternatives. According to the Belgian daily newspaper “Het Nieuwsblad”, the Hanseatic club is taking a closer look at Ryotaro Ito from Belgian surprise team VV St. Truiden. The Hanseatic club had already had the attacking midfielder on their radar last summer. For the last league match in Genk (0:1), they sent a scout to the stadium to observe Ito’s performance more closely.

This season, he has scored seven goals and provided four assists, making a significant contribution to St. Truiden even being involved in the title race. Ito may be making his final appearances in Belgium. His contract ends on June 30 after three years of continuous development. VV is trying to extend his contract, but the prospect of a move to a top European league will likely prevent Ito from staying.

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In Hamburg, his skills would likely be needed regardless of Vieira’s future. A creative midfielder with strong passing, a good finish, and dangerous set pieces, who is also capable of beating opponents one-on-one, would immediately improve HSV’s attack, which has not always posed much of a threat.

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