No inflated fees! HSV boss wants transfers, “on our terms” | OneFootball

Many HSV fans are anxiously waiting for more new signings these days. But CFO Eric Huwer is urging patience.

In an interview with the Hamburger Abendblatt, Huwer offered insights into the Rothosen’s current transfer strategy. Although sporting director Claus Costa and chief scout Sebastian Dirscherl have been busy with squad planning almost around the clock even during the World Cup, the complicated market situation is making many plans difficult. “I spoke with Claus every day,” Huwer reports, joking that Costa and Dirscherl are currently “talking their phone batteries dead one after another.”

According to the HSV executive, the main reason for the slow progress lies in the current market dynamics. Many clubs are hoping the World Cup will drive up the prices of their players even further. As a result, numerous teams are acting cautiously in negotiations. “The issue is this: We could have certainty early on, but then at one or two astronomical prices,” Huwer explains. But HSV does not want to go down that road. “The new HSV is not known for paying astronomical prices.”

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HSV is watching the World Cup “very closely”

That means, conversely, that fans will probably need to be a little more patient. After the signings of Kofi Amoako and Albert Grønbæk, many more arrivals may only be unveiled over the course of August. When training begins (6 July) and likewise at the start of the training camp in Helsingør (8 July), the squad will still have a number of gaps. Nevertheless, Huwer remains optimistic. “We will finalize one or two transfers in the coming weeks — but on our terms,” the 42-year-old announced.

At the same time, he confirmed that there are indeed players at the World Cup who are on HSV’s shortlist. “We’re watching the matches very closely,” Huwer said, without going into individual names or specific positional profiles. What does seem certain, however, is that alongside two or three strikers, the Hanseatic club also wants to sign a center-back and new arrivals for both flanks.

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