HSV: Dompé departure gathers pace | OneFootball

Jean-Luc Dompé has had a complicated year at HSV and appears to be seeking a change of scenery.

According to information from Bild, various agents are currently said to be offering him on the transfer market. Dompé, unhappy with his role as an impact substitute, is keen to leave Hamburg. This comes just 14 months after he extended his contract, which had been due to expire, until 2027. When the extension was announced shortly before kick-off in the home game against Karlsruhe, loud cheers erupted around the Volksparkstadion. After all, the winger had been one of the key figures in the promotion-winning team.

He was also expected to be one of the team’s key performers last season. But Dompé struggled for a variety of reasons. At first, it was minor injuries and the significantly higher level of play. Then the Frenchman landed himself in trouble when, on the evening after the city derby at FC St. Pauli (0:0), he was pulled out of his car by police with a blood alcohol level of around 0.14 percent. To make matters worse, after his identity was recorded, he continued his journey home on an e-scooter.

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HSV would let Dompé leave

With a short delay, HSV suspended the supposedly matured 30-year-old and fined him a six-figure sum. After his return, he made the starting lineup only once more and was not used at all in the final seven games of the season. “Jean-Luc has not fully recovered from the niggles he had during the season and did not feel he was at 100 percent to help the team,” coach Polzin said pointedly.

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At present, there is a lot to suggest that Dompé will not play another competitive match at the Volkspark. HSV would not stand in his way if a suitable offer came in, but are said to be looking for a transfer fee of more than one million euros. Potential buyers are not yet known, but they should be found. After all, Dompé—who scored three times and had never stayed anywhere longer than two years before arriving in August 2022—also showed flashes of his quality in the Bundesliga.

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