HSV weighing up Stange loan: how Elversberg see the end of the deal | OneFootball

After a strong start, Otto Stange’s loan spell at Elversberg is currently not going according to plan. HSV is at least considering ending this deal.

Otto Stange, just 18 years old and the most promising striker talent HSV has had in years, is experiencing a mixed season at SV 07 Elversberg. After a successful start with two goals and two assists in his first three games, the youngster has seen significantly less playing time in recent weeks. Since mid-October, he has managed just 33 minutes of action in the 2. Bundesliga.

Against this backdrop, HSV is considering the option of ending the loan early in the winter. The decision-makers in Hamburg are clearly of the opinion that Stange needs to play regularly, if necessary at another club. Ideally, the teenager should be on the pitch every week!

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Crucial Meeting Between HSV and SVE

Elversberg, on the other hand, is taking a relaxed view of the current situation. Sporting director Nils-Ole Book explained in a conversation with Mopo that, from the club’s perspective, the loan so far has been viewed quite positively. Despite limited minutes, Stange has been a goal threat whenever he’s on the pitch.

Book also points to the examples of other talents like Nick Woltemade or Paul Wanner, who also had a slow start in Saarland but later developed into key players. Both DFB players collected most of their scorer points only in the second half of the season.

Book therefore emphasizes clearly: “We will continue to communicate very collegially with all parties. From our point of view, there is absolutely no interest in ending the loan prematurely.” According to Mopo, after the two remaining games this year, there will be a crucial meeting between HSV and SVE.

A return to HSV this season appears rather unlikely, as the club itself is searching for strikers and Stange would hardly be guaranteed playing time in the Bundesliga. If anything, the homegrown talent could be loaned out to another club for the second half of the season.

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