Next wing-back in focus: HSV want Paderborn promotion hero! | OneFootball

The right flank is one of HSV’s biggest problem areas. But apparently, the search for reinforcements is already in full swing.

After the Hamburger Abendblatt had already reported interest in Frankfurt talent Elias Baum, another name has now appeared on Hamburg’s wishlist. Bild names Laurin Curda of newly promoted Bundesliga side SC Paderborn as a possible candidate.

Curda was one of the key figures in Paderborn’s success story last season. With seven goals and seven assists, the 24-year-old was among the most productive players on his team and capped off his strong campaign with probably the most important goal of his career: in the promotion/relegation playoff against VfL Wolfsburg, he scored the decisive goal in extra time to send Paderborn up to the Bundesliga.

What’s more, his profile is highly interesting from HSV’s point of view. Curda is not a classic right-back, but feels particularly comfortable as a wing-back. His strengths are pace, a high work rate, and attacking drive. Those are exactly the qualities that also apply to Baum.

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HSV and Cologne chase Curda

The current rumors therefore clearly suggest that the HSV decision-makers are specifically looking for a player for the right wing who offers quality both on and off the ball and can step into the role of first-choice starter after the departures of William Mikelbrencis and Giorgi Gocholeishvili. Curda fits this profile almost perfectly.

However, a transfer is likely to be anything but easy. Paderborn think highly of the versatile defensive player and, after earning promotion to the Bundesliga, enter any potential talks from a strong negotiating position. In addition, 1. FC Cologne are also said to have the former youth player of Stuttgart and Hoffenheim on their radar.

Interesting: according to information from Bild, the East Westphalians are close to signing Jano ter Horst. The 23-year-old is set to join SCP from Preußen Münster for €300,000. The only open question is whether ter Horst is coming in as a successor to Curda or as competition for HSV’s target.

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