Just one last hurdle left: HSV want quick agreement with Kuntz! | OneFootball

The contract of Stefan Kuntz will only be extended by another season if the team stays in the league. But HSV doesn’t want to wait that long!

Sportingly, Hamburger SV is heating up just as the season gets colder. Six points from the last two league matches have stabilized the promoted team and put them increasingly on track. With now 15 points from 13 games, the club is within touching distance of the middle of the table.

The newly created starting position is also having an impact on the personnel matter of Stefan Kuntz. If HSV remains in the Bundesliga, his expiring contract will automatically be extended until 2027. But the club’s management does not want to rely on that at this point in time.

The supervisory board is therefore pushing for a quick solution and has set a clear internal timetable. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt, a verbal agreement with the manager should be reached by the last home game of the year against Eintracht Frankfurt (20.12) at the latest. An official signature could follow later, but the club wants to send a clear signal early: Kuntz should stay – and for as long as possible!

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HSV: One last step to keeping Kuntz?

Before the 63-year-old receives a written contract offer, however, one central point must be clarified. It’s about a binding plan for the winter transfer market. Despite the recent upward trend, the offense is still a concern: Neither Ransford Königsdörffer, Robert Glatzel, nor Yussuf Poulsen have delivered the hoped-for impact so far. The supervisory board therefore expects the board to set a clear goal of signing a new striker in January.

The good news: The financial resources are available. HSV is debt-free, has been posting profits for four years, and has already signaled to Kuntz and Eric Huwer that funds for reinforcements are available. Since Kuntz, together with sporting director Claus Costa and chief scout Sebastian Dirscherl, is already reviewing several candidates, this condition is considered nearly fulfilled.

What remains open above all is the contract duration. One thing is certain: the new contract should run at least until 2028. All other terms could be clarified in the coming weeks.

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