Suddenly back in demand: does Pherai still have an HSV future? | OneFootball

Actually, Immanuel Pherai’s future at HSV already seemed settled. The 25-year-old was considered a candidate to be cut and was expected to leave the club this summer.

But while Hamburg are still waiting for a buyer, the attacking midfielder has been getting a surprisingly large amount of playing time in pre-season. So, at least temporarily, Pherai has moved a little closer to the squad again. In the 2-2 draw against OSC Lille, he was on the pitch for a full 80 minutes. Before that, the Suriname international had also seen action against Everton (28 minutes), Heidenheim (45), and Rapid Vienna (90).

However, this does not signal a real change of course. Hamburger Abendblatt reports this. According to the report, both Pherai and HSV are still aiming to part ways. However, the club’s decision-makers have not yet received any concrete offers. At the end of June, newly promoted Bundesliga side SV 07 Elversberg offered just under one million euros for the player, who had been on loan there in the winter. HSV rejected the bid immediately. Since then, things have gone quiet regarding this personnel matter.

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Pherai’s outlook at HSV unchanged

The fact that Pherai is still getting regular minutes at the moment is also due to the at times strained squad situation. New signing Bilal Nadir is out for the time being with a muscle injury, freeing up extra minutes in attacking midfield. Youngster Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit is missing pre-season entirely, and HSV fans will also have to remain patient over target signing Fabio Vieira. Pherai is making fairly decent use of the opportunity this has created for him.

Even so, his prospects are likely to shrink considerably again once HSV have a full squad available. Last season, too, coach Merlin Polzin relied largely on other players. Even Pherai’s development during his loan spell at Elversberg did little to change that. There, he recorded four goal contributions in 13 appearances, but the 1.5 million euro purchase option was not exercised. It is hard to imagine HSV getting that kind of fee in the coming weeks.

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