SV Elversberg target survival with big-club signings and attacking plan | OneFootball

SV Elversberg, from a municipality of around 13,000, hit the Bundesliga running, signing from Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer 04 Leverkusen and setting out to fight for safety with attacking football.

On the opening day they stunned Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Kaiserlinde, then beat Gladbach, before a narrow 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports SVE expect 31 million in TV income this season, up from 8.62 million last term.

Arrivals include Maurice Krattenmacher from Bayern for two million euros and Cole Campbell from Dortmund for nearly six million. Francis Onyeka, Germany under-19 captain, is loaned from Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and 2023 under-17 winner Noah Darvich comes from VfB Stuttgart on loan. Noel Futkeu, last seasons 2. Bundesliga top scorer with 19, joins on loan with a buy option from Eintracht Frankfurt, while Luca Sirch signs free from 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Sporting director Christian Weber says they considered tempering their game for the top flight, then chose to keep the bold, possession-heavy model that worked in the second tier. He accepts they will hit limits against sides who execute similar ideas better, but wants to carry last seasons momentum.

Analyst Dalius Mikalauskas sees that clarity, plus recruits such as Onyeka and Darvich, as rare information for long-term markets like survival or total goals. Vincent Wagner likens promotion to a moon landing and staying up to a Mars trip. SVE have risen from the Regionalliga to become the 59th Bundesliga club and play at the 10,000-capacity Kaiserlinde.

Source: BuLi News

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