HSV eye another Norwegian talent! | OneFootball

Only recently, it became known that HSV had been looking into Edvin Austbø. In addition, another Norwegian has come into focus.

Unlike Austbø, who is leaning toward a move to Dortmund and is expected to cost around 20 million euros, the situation with Jens Hjertø-Dahl does not appear to be completely hopeless. However, as Norwegian TV channel TV2 reported, the Hanseatic club once again has to contend with notable competition. Alongside HSV, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Lisbon’s two leading clubs, Sporting and Benfica, have also expressed interest.

Back in the winter, the 1.94-meter-tall midfielder had come close to leaving Tromsø IL, the northernmost professional club in the world. The club was prepared to sell its homegrown player to Besiktas for a fee of around 100 million kroner — the equivalent of almost nine million euros. However, Hjertø-Dahl decided against the move, as he was not convinced by the sporting level of the Turkish league.

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HSV: Hjertø-Dahl will likely also be too expensive

In all likelihood, the 20-year-old, who only extended his contract with Tromsø until 2029 in February, will take the next step in his development this summer. He is currently in excellent form, having already scored four goals in two league matches — the Norwegian league plays its seasons within the calendar year and began in mid-March. Among them was a perfect hat-trick in the opening game against Fredrikstad (4:0).

In addition to his newly emerged goal threat, Hjertø-Dahl impresses with aerial ability befitting his height, strong physicality in general, but also tremendous composure on the ball and clean passing. His recent performances have caused quite a stir. Even a nomination for Norway’s World Cup squad no longer seems out of the question.

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So far, Hjertø-Dahl has only played for his country’s junior teams. Now he has only a few weeks left to play his way into the star-studded squad featuring Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard with more strong performances. But if Hjertø-Dahl does manage to make that leap, a move to Hamburg seems unrealistic. The buying club would then definitely have to put up a fee in the double-digit millions. Money that HSV — which will likely have to compensate for the departure of several key players — will hardly have at its disposal.

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