Back on the cards? HSV wanted Wolfsburg star in winter | OneFootball

VfL Wolfsburg’s relegation is likely to put a whole host of players on the transfer market at once who would be of interest to almost any Bundesliga club. That also applies to HSV.

The player in question here is Kento Shiogai. As reported by the Hamburger Abendblatt, HSV had already looked into the Japanese forward in the winter. At the time, however, it remained no more than tentative interest because a transfer was hardly financially feasible. The 21-year-old, who was still under contract with Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen at that point, opted instead for a move to Wolfsburg, joining the club from the Autostadt for ten million euros.

But things may have changed in the meantime. After the shock relegation, VfL’s squad is now expected to undergo a radical overhaul. Players in particular whose roles were recently unclear or who were only signed not long ago could once again become available on the market. Shiogai is likely to be one of them.

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HSV needs a Königsdörffer replacement

That would certainly be interesting for HSV. At the latest following Ransford Königsdörffer’s move to Mainz, there is an urgent need for action up front. With Damion Downs also having returned to Southampton FC after his loan expired, and Robert Glatzel’s future still unresolved, the Rothosen could even sign up to three new strikers this summer.

Among other things, the club is looking for a replacement for Königsdörffer who brings pace and attacking depth. Shiogai definitely has those qualities. The fact that HSV were already looking at him in January shows that the striker fits the profile.

Whether anything more comes of it this time, however, depends on several factors. How are Wolfsburg planning their squad? What kind of transfer fee would Shiogai command after relegation? Can the player himself imagine a move to Hamburg? Until those questions are answered, any potential deal remains purely speculative.

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