Glatzel on staying at HSV and his comeback! | OneFootball

Robert Glatzel will miss the year-end sprint of 2025. But in January, the striker wants to be back on the pitch – for HSV.

Robert Glatzel has experienced an unusually difficult phase in recent months. The striker, who has been HSV’s most reliable attacker in recent years, suddenly found himself only third in the striker hierarchy at the start of the season.

Injuries, a lack of squad nominations, and missing match practice shaped the first half of the season for the 31-year-old. Now, just a few days after his first start of the season in the 2-1 win against Stuttgart, Glatzel spoke openly about his situation during halftime of the cup match against Holstein Kiel (3-5 on penalties) on Sky. In doing so, he made his commitment to HSV clear.

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While sporting director Claus Costa and managing director Stefan Kuntz have repeatedly signaled that they have no intention of letting Glatzel go in the winter, it had remained unclear how the striker himself viewed his future. But now the fan favorite has made it clear: a transfer is not up for discussion. When asked if he would still be playing at Volkspark after the turn of the year, he answered unequivocally: “Yes, that’s the plan.” His contract runs until 2027 anyway, and despite the difficult past few months, Glatzel still sees his future in Hamburg.

The latest setback, a muscle fiber tear in his thigh, hits him particularly hard emotionally. Especially since he had impressively shown against Stuttgart that he is still a force to be reckoned with. After just 34 minutes, he had to leave the pitch, ending his first half of the season. “Having to watch from the sidelines again right away really hurts,” he admitted.

But Glatzel isn’t burying his head in the sand. Instead, he’s looking ahead: “Now, for me, it’s all about getting fit and getting back on the pitch as quickly as possible.” His goal is clear: after the winter break, he wants to pick up right where he left off before his injury. In the new year, he wants to finally establish himself as an indispensable figure in HSV’s attack.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.