Manager decision nears: HSV have a plan for Polzin! | OneFootball

The signs have long pointed to a contract extension. But when exactly will Merlin Polzin sign his new deal with HSV?

According to information from Mopo, there is now a concrete timeframe. The week after HSV’s third training camp in Herzogenaurach (August 3 to 7) is considered a realistic window for a decision. That would allow the club to gain clarity before the Bundesliga season kicks off at the end of August.

Within HSV, the idea that Polzin should be tied down beyond the summer of 2027 is more or less undisputed. Since being promoted to head coach in November 2024, the 35-year-old first led the Rothosen back to the Bundesliga and then comfortably secured their top-flight status. On top of that, he enjoys exceptionally high regard within the club and among the fans.

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HSV: Talks between Krüger and Polzin

Most recently, it was especially the new board member for sport, Kathleen Krüger, who refrained from rushing into things. Shortly after taking office, she said she wanted to use the training camps to first get to know the coaching staff and their way of working. That seems to be exactly what is happening now. Krüger and Polzin are in regular contact, both during the first training camp in Denmark and currently in Austria.

Polzin himself has already hinted that the collaboration is developing promisingly. “Especially when it came to topics like culture and leadership, there were many things where we realized that we think in the same direction,” the HSV coach recently said in an interview with Sky.

Meanwhile, Polzin’s assistants Loic Favé, Richard Krohn and Max Bergmann are also expected to be tied to the club long term. In Krohn’s case especially, there appears to be some urgency. Most recently, there were said to have already been concrete offers of interest from Saudi Arabia. One thing is therefore also clear: the sooner the contract issue is resolved, the more planning security everyone involved will have.

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