BVB wanted him too: HSV stay patient with €m-rated gem | OneFootball

HSV proudly spoke of a “top European talent” when the club announced the signing of Andrej Vasiljevic in March. The deal also caused a stir among experts.

The Hamburg club paid around €1.5 million for the services of the striker, who is only 16 years old. A fee like that naturally comes with high expectations from the fans. Now it is becoming clear: despite personnel shortages in attack, the Rothosen do not want to rush things with their youth jewel.

Vasiljevic is not yet taking part in first-team training at Volkspark. Although coach Merlin Polzin currently has only one natural center-forward in Yussuf Poulsen at his disposal, and Otto Stange will only return in the coming weeks after the U19 European Championship, HSV are taking a careful approach with their top talent.

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There is no doubt about the Hungarian’s potential. When HSV signed the forward, sporting director Claus Costa spoke of a “highly exciting striker profile.” According to information from Bild, several top European clubs had previously been looking at Vasiljevic. In addition to Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Benfica Lisbon and Inter Milan were also said to be interested. That made it all the more remarkable that the youngster ultimately chose the path to the Elbe.

HSV prospect Vasiljevic dreams of a quick Bundesliga debut

Expectations for his development are correspondingly high. Vasiljevic himself made his ambitions clear shortly after signing: “My first big goal is to get promoted to the first team as quickly as possible and make my Bundesliga debut.”

For now, however, he is gaining match and training experience with HSV’s U19 team. There, he is expected to gradually adapt to the new environment and the demands of German football step by step. At the same time, according to Mopo, those in charge are not ruling out the possibility that the teenager could complete his first sessions with the professionals during pre-season.

In this respect, Louis Lemke could serve as a role model. The likewise only 16-year-old started in the U19 a year ago, then worked his way up via the U21 in the Regionalliga Nord and even celebrated his Bundesliga debut on matchday 33 against SC Freiburg (3:2). Will Vasiljevic follow a similar path?

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