Germany's heaviest burden? Striker carries team in play-off too | OneFootball

What would SpVgg Fürth be without Noel Futkeu? Even though the Franconians nearly got relegated and only just stumbled into the playoff as 16th, the 23-year-old secured the top scorer’s cannon in the 2. Bundesliga with 19 goals.

And as if Futkeu hadn’t already carried the Cloverleaf in his backpack all season long, he had to step up again straight away in the playoff against Rot-Weiß Essen.

In the second leg, the goalgetter has just scored the all-important 1–0, leveling out the defeat from the first leg. In classic center-forward fashion, he finished while falling. 

Regardless of the outcome of today’s match, it is already clear that Futkeu will be playing in the Bundesliga next season. Eintracht Frankfurt activated the buy-back clause and transferred around €1.3 million to Fürth.

SGE now faces a choice: either they sell Futkeu for a multiple of that fee — or they let him off the leash themselves next season. This guy is waaaaay too good for the second tier in any case!

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