“Feels fantastic”: HSV confirm second summer signing! | OneFootball

Albert Grønbaek stays at HSV! On Friday afternoon, the Rothosen officially announced their second transfer of the summer.

The 25-year-old had already spent the recently concluded second half of the season at the Volkspark. Grønbaek joined on loan from French top-flight club Stade Rennes at the end of January. After difficult first weeks that included illness and a stubborn muscle injury, the Dane established himself as a regular in the final stretch of the season, contributing one goal and two assists in seven appearances. Grønbaek showed his qualities both in midfield and at left wing-back.

That was enough for the HSV officials to want to sign the nine-time international on a permanent deal. In talks with Rennes, sporting director Claus Costa was able to negotiate the originally agreed purchase option of five million euros down a bit. Depending on the media report, the fee is ultimately said to be between €4.5 and €4.7 million. One thing is almost certain: Grønbaek is signing a contract in Hamburg until 2030.

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Grønbaek is expected to “continue developing at the highest level” at HSV

As usual, HSV itself did not disclose any details about the contract. Instead, Costa was full of praise for Grønbaek. “Albert quickly showed during his time with us what special added value he can bring to our game. With his game intelligence, technical quality, and tactical flexibility, he has exactly the abilities that help our squad in many situations. At the same time, with the way he plays football and his personality, he also quickly earned an important place in our team on a human level,” said Costa.

He continued: “It was therefore clear to us early on that we wanted to continue on this path together. We are convinced that at HSV he will continue to have the ideal environment to develop further at the highest level, and we are very happy that he will keep wearing our shirt in the future and continue writing his story here.”

For Grønbaek himself, the permanent move to HSV is a dream come true. The Scandinavian had repeatedly emphasized in recent weeks how much he wanted to stay. Accordingly, his reaction was euphoric: “It feels fantastic. It’s everything I wanted. So it couldn’t have gone any better. The last half-year at HSV went very well for me. I will always be grateful to my teammates, the coaching staff, and the rest of the staff for the way they took care of me. Now we want to establish ourselves in the Bundesliga.”

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