In search of a striker: HSV could strike in France again! | OneFootball

Three strikers have already left HSV this summer, and only one has arrived so far. Despite good results in pre-season friendlies, the Red Shorts still want to add more.

Head coach Merlin Polzin made no secret of it as recently as Tuesday that squad planning in attack is not yet complete. “Something will definitely still happen,” the coach announced at the training camp in Herzogenaurach.

Despite the existing options in Yussuf Poulsen, new signing Patson Daka, and top talent Otto Stange, the Hanseatic club still sees room for an additional forward. They are looking for a number nine with a very specific profile: a target man with pace, runs in behind, finishing ability, and the “certain physicality” Polzin is demanding.

Terem Moffi seems to fit that profile exactly. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt, HSV are looking into the possibility of signing the Nigerian international from OGC Nice. The 27-year-old brings many of the qualities the club’s decision-makers are currently seeking. Above all, his dynamism, speed, and strengths in transition play make him an interesting candidate.

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HSV: A Moffi transfer would be a risk

Moffi also has plenty of experience at a high level. In France’s Ligue 1, he has scored 54 goals in 148 appearances so far, proving his qualities as a reliable goalscorer over several years. Nice accordingly paid a hefty fee in 2023, transferring around €22 million to FC Lorient.

Over the past two years, however, the striker’s career has stalled significantly. A serious cruciate ligament injury cost him almost the entire 2024/25 season. After that, Moffi was unable to rediscover his old form. In the second half of last season, he was loaned to FC Porto, but managed only nine brief appearances and one goal there.

Even so, HSV appear ready to take a calculated risk on this transfer. It is possible that the northern German club could help Moffi return to his former strength. The club’s decision-makers are said to be looking into the player and holding talks. According to the Abendblatt, however, several hurdles still remain before any possible agreement can be reached.

Interesting: if the deal does go through, Moffi would already be the third player HSV have signed from France this summer. Martin Adeline (ESTAC Troyes) and Bilal Nadir (Olympique Marseille) had already joined the team before him.

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