HSV exit all but done: how much Wolfsburg want to pay for Glatzel! | OneFootball

All signs point to farewell: after five years together, Robert Glatzel is expected to leave HSV and join VfL Wolfsburg.

According to current information from Bild, the 32-year-old striker has already agreed on a two-year contract with the recently relegated Bundesliga club. All that remains now is for the two clubs to reach an agreement.

The financial scope of the transfer also appears to be roughly set. Wolfsburg is reportedly willing to pay a transfer fee of €1.5 million for the forward. So will everything move very quickly now?

HSV, meanwhile, could remove Glatzel’s top salary of around €1.8 million per year from the wage bill. The financial resources freed up as a result are likely to be invested in the further restructuring of the squad.

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HSV attack: only Poulsen and Stange remain

Despite the understandable reasons on both sides, the Rothosen are losing in Glatzel not only a deserving leader, but also one of the most prolific goalscorers in the club’s recent history. Since joining from Cardiff City in 2021, the centre-forward has scored 84 goals in 150 competitive appearances and quickly became a fan favourite.

Recently, however, Glatzel had only played a minor role. After promotion to the Bundesliga, the goalgetter made just 19 appearances last season, recording three goals and two assists. It was only toward the end of the campaign that he began to start regularly again. In Wolfsburg, he is likely to be on the pitch from the beginning much more often.

HSV, on the other hand, will move forward with an attack that has been largely rebuilt. Ransford Königsdörffer has already left the club, while loan player Damion Downs has returned to his parent club Southampton. At present, HSV have only two centre-forwards left: Yussuf Poulsen and homegrown talent Otto Stange. Accordingly, the attack is expected to be strengthened with several new signings in the coming weeks.

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