For €7m! HSV player set for move to France | OneFootball

HSV can likely look forward to an extremely lucrative sale: Fabio Baldé is on the verge of a move to Racing Strasbourg.

As Bild and the Hamburger Abendblatt both report, the departure of the 21-year-old will bring Hamburg a transfer fee of just over seven million euros, including possible bonus payments. According to the reports, the winger had already set off for France on Wednesday afternoon.

Despite Baldé’s undisputed potential, HSV are pulling off a remarkable piece of business with this deal. The homegrown player, who has been under contract with HSV since 2020, has so far been unable to establish himself consistently at senior level. In the past Bundesliga season, Baldé managed just 440 minutes of playing time. He scored one goal and provided one assist.

Even so, his talent has never been in doubt. His physicality, tremendous pace, and versatility are considered major assets. That is one reason why HSV handed the Wilhelmsburg-born player a long-term contract through 2029 back in 2024. Time and again, however, Baldé was held back by minor injuries and physical issues. He also did not feature in any of the four pre-season friendlies due to knee irritation.

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HSV gain new room to maneuver in the transfer market

A few weeks ago, the youngster at least made positive headlines in Portugal’s shirt. At the Maurice Revello Tournament in Toulon, Baldé impressed as part of the U20 squad and contributed two goals in four matches to help secure the tournament title. Before that, he had represented both Portugal and the DFB at youth level.

There had already been signs in recent days that his time at the Volkspark was coming to an end. Baldé deleted almost all posts related to HSV from Instagram. Now the departure is indeed happening. And it could still prove important for sporting director Claus Costa: the income from the Baldé deal gives HSV additional financial flexibility in the final stretch of the transfer window.

The Hanseatic club want to sign a defensive leader, a right wing-back, and another striker over the next almost three weeks. The big dream throughout the entire HSV camp is also to sign loan player Fabio Vieira on a permanent deal. The club can certainly make good use of the Baldé millions for this ambitious undertaking.

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