New HSV deal for Polzin: Krüger sets the direction! | OneFootball

Everything still clearly points toward a contract extension for Merlin Polzin at HSV. The young coach led the Rothosen back to the Bundesliga and then comfortably secured survival.

However, his current contract runs until the summer of 2027. The question of whether the 35-year-old will soon receive a new deal has therefore been a topic around the club for weeks.

With Kathleen Krüger, the new board member for sport has now spoken publicly about the issue for the first time. At her introductory press conference, the 41-year-old made it clear that the matter is important, but not the top priority at the moment.

“We have a lot of time at the training camp to get to know each other,” Krüger said, referring to the work together with Polzin and his coaching staff. “We will use that.” HSV will travel to a training camp in Denmark as early as next week, where the club’s new leadership and the coaching staff will be able to exchange ideas more intensively.

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HSV: Polzin extension a matter of time

Krüger does not want to force a quick decision, however. “I actually don’t want to set any deadline right now,” explained the new board member for sport. She thus indicated that a contract extension does not necessarily have to be finalized before the Bundesliga opener at the end of August. At the same time, she left no doubt that talks are fundamentally on the agenda. “When we feel that we’ve wrapped that up and have something to announce, then we’ll do so,” said Krüger.

In substantive terms, the direction already seems clear anyway. Even before she took office, sporting director Claus Costa and chief financial officer Eric Huwer had already dealt intensively with the coaching issue. Within the club, it has long been seen as a goal to avoid a situation in which Polzin enters the final year of his contract.

For that reason, almost everything points to the collaboration continuing beyond 2027. Polzin enjoys great trust within the club and is equally respected by the team, the fans, and the officials. At the moment, the question appears to be less “if” than “when” the contract extension will happen.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.