Elversberg hesitate: will HSV be left stuck with Pherai? | OneFootball

Two HSV professionals played on loan for SV 07 Elversberg last season and celebrated promotion. But their situations are different.

In the case of Lukasz Poreba, the club has made it official. On Saturday, the Bundesliga newcomers triggered the agreed purchase option for the Pole and transferred around €1.6 million to HSV. A lucrative deal for the Rothosen, especially considering Poreba was originally signed from RC Lens for just €300,000. Above all, however, the decision reflects the strong development of the midfielder, who was one of Saarland’s key players last season.

The situation is somewhat different for Immanuel Pherai. The attacking player also went on loan to Elversberg in the second half of the season and was long considered a strong candidate for a permanent move. In recent weeks, everyone involved had assumed that “Elv” would trigger their purchase option. But as the Hamburger Abendblatt reports, the club is now hesitating.

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Pherai no longer has a future at HSV

Pherai’s half-season in Elversberg was actually decent. In the second half of the campaign, the playmaker made 13 appearances, started 11 times, and recorded two goals and two assists. He thus played his part in Elversberg’s sensational promotion.

However, the numbers also show why those in charge have apparently started having second thoughts. Pherai put in solid performances, but he was unable to make such a lasting impression that Elversberg had virtually no choice but to sign him permanently. Unlike Poreba, who established himself as an undisputed starter, the Surinamese international left positive, but not outstanding, marks.

That could become a problem for HSV. If Elversberg let the purchase option expire, Pherai would have to look for a new club. The 25-year-old certainly has no sporting future left in the Hanseatic city.

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