In the squad against Heidenheim? The latest on HSV signing Lokonga | OneFootball

Three weeks after his transfer, Albert Sambi Lokonga is still waiting for his first official match for HSV. Will it be against Heidenheim?

With a double transfer, Hamburger SV caused a great stir on Deadline Day: Both Fabio Vieira and Albert Sambi Lokonga moved from FC Arsenal to Volkspark. The surprise of many observers was great, after all, both players have a combined market value of a whopping 30 million euros!

The star players have not yet been able to give the HSV fans a first taste of their skills. Vieira was in the starting line-up in the 0:5 against FC Bayern, but was mainly busy working against the ball. Lokonga, on the other hand, was not even in the squad due to injury.

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Lokonga can hope for a joker deployment

Bitter: The 25-year-old is still struggling with thigh problems this week. As the Hamburger Abendblatt reports, Lokonga was not able to participate continuously in training and took several breaks. A starting line-up against FC Heidenheim on Saturday (3.30 pm, Sky) may therefore still be too early.

Because with Lokonga, HSV is pursuing a similar philosophy as with Yussuf Poulsen: The Belgian, who has repeatedly struggled with injury concerns in the past, is to be built up carefully to avoid quick setbacks. Nevertheless, the Rothosen hope that the technically skilled eight can soon take on a permanent role in the game build-up. He may be allowed to play as a joker against Heidenheim for the first time.

And apart from Lokonga, it is unclear with which midfield line-up coach Merlin Polzin will try against the Swabians. Vice-captain Nicolas Capaldo showed a weak performance in Munich for the first time and was substituted after 45 minutes. Together with the recently somewhat stronger Nicolai Remberg and promotion hero Jonas Meffert, the Argentine is competing for two free places in the HSV center.

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