Saudi club wanted Polzin's assistant: HSV won't let him leave! | OneFootball

This summer, HSV not only have to deal with unresolved squad issues. The future of the coaching staff around head coach Merlin Polzin is also on the agenda.

It has now emerged that a club from the cash-rich Saudi Pro League was interested in an important member of the coaching staff. As Bild reports, Al-Ittihad recently contacted assistant coach Richard Krohn and informed HSV about the approach.

The club from the Gulf kingdom, where German coach Jens Wissing has recently taken charge, is said to have offered Krohn a role working alongside him. Jörn Wolf also apparently helped facilitate the contact. The long-time HSV spokesman now works as a special adviser at Al-Ittihad, has known Krohn for several years, and would have been very keen to bring him in as an assistant coach.

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HSV blocked approach for Krohn

However, no concrete talks took place between Krohn and the Saudi club. According to the report, HSV did not grant the assistant coach permission to negotiate, after which Krohn turned down the offer. The 30-year-old is under contract with HSV until summer 2027 and is one of Polzin’s closest confidants.

Alongside him, Krohn and Loic Favé form the core of the Hanseatic club’s coaching staff. But although those in charge basically want to continue working with the trio, the issue of contract extensions has still not been addressed. Polzin and Favé reportedly do not want to go into the coming season with expiring contracts.

New sporting director Kathleen Krüger is first getting an overview of the club’s sporting structure after taking office. Only after that will further talks be held. Polzin recently described the discussions with Krüger as “intensive, highly focused and goal-oriented.” But so far, they do not appear to have discussed a shared future yet.

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