The new Vieira? French playmaker close to HSV move! | OneFootball

Fábio Vieira’s future is occupying HSV fans this summer like hardly any other topic. However, the club is making major progress on a possible alternative solution.

As renowned transfer journalist Loïc Tanzi of the French sports newspaper L’Équipe reports, talks between HSV and ES Troyes AC over a move for Martin Adeline have gathered significant momentum in recent days. Although the transfer has not been fully completed yet, negotiations are said to be progressing well. The fee being discussed is around six million euros.

Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg struck a similar tone on Saturday morning. According to him, HSV have already reached a full verbal agreement with the player himself. However, “some details still need to be clarified” in negotiations with Troyes. Only then is the green light for the medical expected. The positive news: according to Plettenberg, the transfer fee could ultimately even come in below six million euros.

But who exactly is Martin Adeline? The 22-year-old was one of the key figures in Troyes’ promotion to Ligue 1 last season. In 36 competitive appearances, the attacking midfielder recorded an impressive 22 goal contributions, impressing with eleven goals and eleven assists. Several weeks ago, French media had already reported that HSV’s decision-makers were monitoring Adeline as a possible successor to Vieira. Now, that interest appears to be turning into something more concrete.

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Has Vieira’s HSV exit now become a done deal?

The reason is obvious: although HSV are still hoping to keep Vieira, a permanent deal is proving extremely complicated. The purchase option included in the loan agreement, worth 22 million euros, is simply beyond Hamburg’s reach. Instead, the club is relying on negotiations with Arsenal and hoping for a significant reduction in the price.

An Adeline transfer would not automatically rule out another attempt for Vieira. However, buying the Portuguese playmaker after a possible six-million-euro investment would hardly seem realistic. After all, the Rothosen still have other holes in the squad to fill besides the playmaker position.

To keep Vieira at the Volkspark after all, the “creative and smart solutions” recently mentioned by new board member for sport Kathleen Krüger would therefore be needed more than ever. One conceivable option would be a contract extension for the 26-year-old with the Gunners, followed by another loan to HSV — possibly even with an obligation to buy. As things stand, however, such scenarios are purely speculative.

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