Will HSV have a Germany international again by 2030? | OneFootball

Triggered by the disappointing World Cup exit of the German national team against Paraguay, an unexpected question suddenly took center stage at the first press conference of new HSV board member for sport Kathleen Krüger: Could the Rothosen once again provide players for the national team in the medium term?

Krüger, who appeared in front of the cameras for the first time as an HSV employee on Wednesday, initially sought to keep the focus on the club’s long-term sporting development. In the presence of supervisory board chairman Michael Papenfuß, president Henrik Köncke, sporting director Claus Costa, and CFO Eric Huwer, she made it clear that the focus in the second year after promotion to the Bundesliga would first be on stabilization and development.

She only made a direct reference to the national team at the end of her press conference. Asked about a possible German HSV participant at the 2030 World Cup, Krüger replied: “If we achieve that, it would definitely fit our overall vision. Of course, we would be delighted if an HSV player were there in four years as well.”

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Three HSV talents are already playing for the DFB

If one wanted to be sarcastic, one could say: it’s about time again! The last German international on HSV’s books was Marcell Jansen on March 5, 2014. Pierre-Michel Lasogga was also named in the DFB squad once in 2014, but did not play due to injury. So for twelve years now, no Hamburg player has worn the eagle on his chest.

The hottest candidate right now to change that is probably Nicolai Remberg. The ball-winning midfielder had a strong season and was repeatedly loosely linked with the German national team. If the 26-year-old can maintain his high level from last season or even improve on it, he should at least have an outside chance of becoming part of Germany’s rebuilding after the World Cup.

Hamburg’s youth academy also provides at least cautious reason for optimism: summer signing Kofi Amoako has already made six appearances for the U20s. Striking prospect Otto Stange is currently taking part in the European Championship with the U19s. And left-back Louis Lemke has earned a total of nine caps for the U17s.

Of course, it is still far too early to seriously judge whether any of these HSV talents will one day be good enough for the German national team. But who knows: maybe the club will also sign a player from elsewhere who makes the leap into the DFB squad in the foreseeable future. Kathleen Krüger and all HSV fans certainly wouldn’t mind.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.