Interest from abroad: will Glatzel leave this winter? | OneFootball

So far, the season has not been particularly satisfying for Robert Glatzel. As a result, he could possibly leave HSV as early as this winter.

As Hamburger Abendblatt reported on Tuesday evening, several clubs are interested in the striker. RSC Anderlecht is said to have shown concrete interest. However, no official inquiry has yet been made to Hamburger SV. The transfer window remains open for almost two more weeks. Glatzel could be open to a move, as he has only managed 126 minutes of playing time in the Bundesliga so far.

Additionally, HSV has not completely ruled out signing another striker, even though they already loaned Damion Downs from Southampton at the start of the year. Glatzel, who scored directly in his only start against Stuttgart, already had a tough time with coach Merlin Polzin in the first half of the year. Polzin especially criticized his insufficient performance in pressing, which is why the largely luckless Ransford Königsdörffer was repeatedly preferred.

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In the two matches so far in 2026, Downs was allowed to start up front. While he worked hard, he posed little goal threat. The American found himself in promising positions several times during the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach (0:0). Glatzel, whose strengths lie in the penalty area, only came on in the 80th minute, as he had just returned from a muscle fiber tear.

“It’s important to put into perspective that it was already a risk to even take him along and let him play, because he was back much earlier than planned. The medical recommendation would have been to keep him out for another one or two weeks,” Polzin explained. To what extent Glatzel—who could slip to the role of fourth-choice striker after the return of the injury-prone captain Yussuf Poulsen—will play a role in the city derby against FC St. Pauli will become clear in the coming days.

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Polzin is aware of the 32-year-old’s importance: “Bobby knows how to play derbies. He’s scored endless goals in these matches and will hopefully continue the streak on Friday.” Among other things, Glatzel scored the winning goal in HSV’s last victory over St. Pauli on 03.05.2024. Not being considered for the match, on the other hand, could intensify his thoughts about a winter transfer. With Anderlecht—currently fourth in Belgium and regularly competing internationally—a tempting alternative could be waiting.

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