Polzin extension at HSV confirmed – only one question remains | OneFootball

Will HSV soon get certainty? Merlin Polzin’s contract extension apparently is on the verge of being finalized.

As the Hamburger Abendblatt reports, the supervisory board has already given the green light for continued cooperation with the coaching staff. Only the official announcement is still pending. According to the report, the decision was made last week. After the 0–5 defeat against Mainz, the supervisory board met and, among other things, discussed the future of the coaching staff. In doing so, the board members backed the executive board’s wish to extend the contracts of Polzin and his assistant coaches Loic Favé and Richard Krohn. The financial framework set aside for this was also approved.

This now leaves it to the executive board to finalize the extensions. Sporting director Kathleen Krüger had already publicly confirmed before the match in Leipzig that the talks were well advanced. “We have reached a basic agreement. We know that we are moving into the future together,” she said in an interview with DAZN.

Merlin Polzin: HSV extension possible during the international break

Even the another 0–5 defeat did nothing to change the stance of those in charge at HSV. Sporting director Claus Costa spoke out afterward against any hasty reactions and backed the coaching staff. They had “already repeatedly proven that they can handle difficult situations.”

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Polzin himself also mentioned a basic agreement. “No one needs to worry about me and the coaching staff,” said the 35-year-old after the crushing defeat.

So now it is solely a matter of timing for the official announcement. According to the Abendblatt, it is quite possible that HSV will wait until after the home match against 1. FC Köln (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.) and announce the extension during the following international break. Quite a few supporters will still be asking themselves: what happens if the match against the Billy Goats also goes wrong? Presumably nothing. HSV and Polzin are expected to move forward together.

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