HSV exit looms: Soumahoro set for this club | OneFootball

Starting Wednesday, HSV will prepare for the new Bundesliga season in Helsingør, Denmark. One professional, however, is deliberately missing from the squad.

As the Rothosen announced via their social media channels, Aboubaka Soumahoro has been released by those in charge for talks about his future. According to information from Bild and the Hamburger Abendblatt, there are already signs of where he could be headed: a loan move to relegated Spanish side RCD Mallorca is reportedly on the table.

Only at the start of 2025 had Hamburg paid around two million euros to sign the young Frenchman from Paris FC. Despite his long-term contract running until 2029, however, he has so far been unable to make a decisive breakthrough. In his first six months at HSV, the now 21-year-old was sidelined for a full 94 days by a tendon tear.

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HSV jewel with an unfortunate development

Soumahoro did make five competitive appearances in the first half of last season, but an unfortunate display in the heavy 5-0 defeat to Bayern Munich and a missed penalty in the DFB-Pokal against Holstein Kiel are unlikely to have done much for his confidence.

As a result, he was loaned to AS Saint-Étienne in the winter. The traditional club narrowly missed out on a return to Ligue 1 in the promotion playoffs against Nice. Soumahoro, however, played no role at all. He was denied playing time throughout the entire second half of the season, and only made the matchday squad four times.

Given this development, another attempt at the Volkspark seems unrealistic for the time being. Especially since HSV are looking for additional defensive reinforcements and competition at center-back is likely to increase further. Another loan is therefore considered the most sensible solution for all parties involved. Should the move to Mallorca go through, Soumahoro would have the chance to get regular playing time again after some difficult months.

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