Loan spell goes wrong: Soumahoro set for HSV return! | OneFootball

HSV transferred Aboubaka Soumahoro to AS St. Etienne on Deadline Day. However, the loan deal did not pay off at all.

The French second division club was even granted a purchase option of five million euros. According to a report by the portal "Media Sportif", it is already clear that the officials have agreed not to continue working with Soumahoro beyond the summer. So far, the defensive player has not played a single competitive match for St. Etienne.

Immediately after his arrival, he got injured, missing the first two opening games. Subsequently, Soumahoro took a place on the bench but found no way onto the field. This was because "Les Verts" were in excellent form, winning five league games in a row and conceding only two goals. Last weekend, the native Parisian experienced the current low point. He was not even part of the squad anymore.

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It was a lost year for Soumahoro

Furthermore, Soumahoro is not eligible to play for AS St. Etienne's second team, which plays in the third division, as the loan contract was only signed in February. Thus, he faces further months without any playing time. In Hamburg, the expectations upon the departure of the 21-year-old were certainly different. "The prospects for playing time are higher in Saint-Etienne than currently with us, and this is crucial for his further development," said sports director Claus Costa when announcing the deal.

Thus, it can probably already be said that it was another lost year for Soumahoro. Since his arrival in Hamburg, despite his potential – which was evident in the test match against Copenhagen or the Northern derby – he has not gained momentum. A long-term injury already stood in his way during the promotion half-year. In the current season, the left-footer only collected 157 minutes of playing time in the Hamburg jersey. Nevertheless, the club denied him participation in the U20 World Cup in the fall of last year.

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In his few appearances, Soumahoro sometimes cut an unfortunate figure, paying a lot of dues in the first half of the drubbing in Munich (0:5) or miserably missing the decisive penalty in the DFB-Pokal against Kiel. In the summer, the versatile defender returns to Hamburg. There may be another loan – in the hope of significantly more success.

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