‘It weighed on him’: Polzin on meeting with Vieira | OneFootball

Fabio Vieira deliberately sought out a conversation with Merlin Polzin and assistant coach Loic Favé after the HSV women’s last match of the season at the Volksparkstadion.

Polzin reported this on the Hamburger Abendblatt podcast “HSV, wir müssen reden.” According to him, the Portuguese midfielder stayed at the stadium longer after the 0–1 defeat to FC Bayern in order to speak personally with the coaching staff.

Vieira found “personal words that he had on his heart for Loic and me,” Polzin said. For the HSV coach, the meeting was a sign of mutual appreciation after a season in which the playmaker played a central role on the pitch.

After difficult years at FC Arsenal, Vieira surprisingly moved to Hamburg on loan last summer. After needing some time to settle in at the Volkspark, the 25-year-old rediscovered his old form and became the team’s most important attacking player. Seven goals and five assists made him the team’s top scorer.

Polzin also sees that development as a result of the work with the coaching staff. “He spoke very appreciatively about the trusting relationship that existed from the very beginning,” the 35-year-old reported. At the same time, they had given the Iberian clear demands. “It helps every magician with the ball if we demand work against the ball as well,” Polzin said.

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How good are HSV’s chances with Vieira?

Accordingly, HSV are very interested in keeping Vieira. However, the club cannot afford the €22 million purchase option included in the loan deal. Instead, sporting director Claus Costa is working on an alternative solution with FC Arsenal. Vieira himself is said to have “responded positively to HSV’s intensive efforts to persuade him”.

Polzin, too, makes no secret of the fact that the club wants to fight for the left-footer. “I assured Fabio that we will try everything if there is a realistically feasible opportunity,” he said. At the same time, the coach emphasized that any transfer must remain financially viable.

So whether Vieira will stay in Hamburg beyond the summer is still completely open. But the personal conversation at the Volkspark also shows that the player and the club have grown closer in recent months.

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