For HSV move: Grønbaek gives up wages! | OneFootball

HSV have pulled off a minor coup in the transfer market: a key building block from the second half of last season is set to stay at the club permanently!

Even though the final signatures are still pending, the signing of Albert Grønbaek is virtually on the home straight. According to consistent media reports, the Hamburg club and Stade Rennes have agreed on the framework of a permanent transfer.

What is remarkable is not just the agreement between the two clubs, but also the role of the player himself. In order to make the move to Hamburg possible, Grønbaek is said to have made financial concessions, according to Bild. The report says the Danish international is giving up part of his originally planned salary, thereby making it easier for HSV to complete the transfer.

During the second half of the season, Grønbaek had already stressed several times that he could very well imagine staying at the Volkspark. After his performances in the closing weeks of the season, the club too had become convinced that the attacking player should be signed on a long-term basis.

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HSV pay €4.7 million

However, negotiations with Stade Rennes dragged on for quite a while. Until Monday evening, HSV held a purchase option whose total volume, including possible bonus payments, was reportedly worth more than five million euros. Contrary to earlier reports, Bild writes of €5.5 million. After intensive talks with the French club, the North Germans apparently managed to reduce the price once again. It is now being reported that the transfer fee will be around €4.7 million, with further performance-related payments potentially to follow later.

That makes Grønbaek one of HSV’s most expensive transfers of recent years. The 25-year-old is set to sign a contract until 2030. However, the official announcement may still take a little while. Grønbaek is currently away with the Danish national team and is preparing for the upcoming internationals against the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ukraine. But there is no longer any doubt about the transfer itself. HSV are getting their desired player. And the player is getting his desired club.

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