Another suitor for Baldé: reunion with promotion hero Reis? | OneFootball

Fabio Baldé did not play a particularly major role for HSV in the season that is now drawing to a close, but he is still attracting interest from across Europe.

In the recent past, the Portuguese youth international had already been linked with the country’s top clubs Porto, Benfica and Sporting. In addition, PSV Eindhoven are also said to be looking at him. Now there is another established Champions League participant keeping an eye on Baldé. As reported by the portal “Voetbalnieuws”, Club Brugge also have him on their radar, as a potential successor to Christos Tzolis, who once made his breakthrough at Fortuna Düsseldorf.

The Belgian league leaders are said to be impressed by the winger’s enormous speed — at times topping 35 km/h — as well as his versatility, with Baldé able to operate on both the right and left flanks on his own. However, he was only rarely able to make use of that pace advantage in his debut Bundesliga season. HSV coach Merlin Polzin therefore often preferred other players. Following the home match against Freiburg, the 20-year-old described his limited playing time as “too little for my ambitions.”

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If Baldé leaves: HSV are aiming for a double-digit million fee

Before that, Baldé had shown the kind of potential he possesses when, after a through ball from Nicolai Remberg, he sprinted away from the entire Freiburg defense and coolly finished to make it 3:1, a decisive goal. Also still remembered is his solo run the length of the pitch that set up the last-minute win over VfB Stuttgart. Accordingly, Hamburg’s decision-makers know exactly what they have in their homegrown player.

Since his current contract runs until 2029 and apparently does not include a release clause for the summer, they hold all the cards. According to the report, talks would only begin to gain momentum if an offer of ten million euros were made. With various bonuses, that figure could even rise to 13 to 14 million euros. Club Brugge, who have only twice invested a double-digit million fee in a new signing, would therefore have to dig deep into their pockets.

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The Belgian top club only felt around a year ago just how tough a negotiating partner HSV can be, when after lengthy talks they secured the services of Ludovit Reis for six million million euros. The central midfielder left the Hanseatic city as a celebrated promotion hero, but in Brugge he has so far failed to find happiness, partly due to persistent shoulder problems, and has made only twelve competitive appearances. On his second attempt, he could possibly be joined by Baldé, with whom he above all shares positive memories.

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