Surprise: HSV player extends deal – and is sent out on loan! | OneFootball

Noah Katterbach is on the verge of leaving HSV. However, the move to Eintracht Braunschweig is taking place under different circumstances than expected.

As the Hamburger Abendblatt reported on Sunday, all parties have basically agreed on a transfer. Rather than leaving the club permanently, Katterbach is first set to extend his contract in Hamburg by another year until 2028 and then join the Lower Saxony side on loan for one season. Eintracht will receive an option to buy for the summer of 2027.

This unusual arrangement offers advantages for everyone involved. Katterbach gets the chance for a fresh sporting start and can gain regular playing time in Braunschweig. Although the 25-year-old made the matchday squad four times in the past Bundesliga season, he did not play a single minute for the senior team. Overall, the past two years have been extremely disappointing for the former Germany U21 international.

To make the move possible, Katterbach is accepting significant financial losses. While he would have earned around one million euros at HSV in the final year of his previous contract, his new salary at Eintracht is expected to be considerably lower. In return, he gets the transfer option he preferred. He had previously turned down 1. FC Nürnberg.

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HSV looking for a Katterbach replacement

From HSV’s perspective, the model also makes sense. The Rothosen are making room in the squad while also reducing the costs of a player who no longer played a sporting role. In addition, the club’s decision-makers are looking for a new challenger for first-choice left-back Miro Muheim. At the same time, academy product Louis Lemke is expected to move even closer to the first team.

According to Abendblatt, the departure is considered a done deal. Katterbach has already completed his medical in Braunschweig and has even posed for the official unveiling photos. The defender is currently spending the last days of his vacation in Mallorca. However, the remaining signatures on the contracts are seen as a mere formality. The transfer is expected to be officially announced by the start of Eintracht’s pre-season training at the latest.

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