Selke surprised by HSV shake-up: "We had a good set-up" | OneFootball

The long-awaited Bundesliga return of HSV will forever be closely linked with the name Davie Selke.

With a remarkable 22 goals, the striker secured the top scorer title last season and played a major role in helping the Red Shorts make the leap back to the top flight after a seven-year absence. Nevertheless, the two parties went their separate ways last summer.

Despite his only one-year stint, Selke himself looks back extremely positively on his time on the Elbe. “It might sound contrived to outsiders, since I’ve played for several clubs and was only in Hamburg for a year, but I’ll say it clearly: HSV was the best time of my career so far,” the striker explained in an interview with kicker.

After the successful season, many firmly expected the 31-year-old to extend his contract. But ultimately, the talks did not lead to an agreement. Selke emphasizes that while financial aspects did play a role, they were not decisive. “Of course, professional football is always about money and contract durations—anything else wouldn’t be honest. But money wasn’t the decisive factor,” he said. “I was fully willing to find a solution, and I assure you: if there had been the same willingness on the other side, we would have found a solution.”

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Selke Positively Surprised by HSV’s Overhaul

So the goal-getter left Germany and moved to Turkish top-flight club Başakşehir İstanbul. After a mixed start, Selke recently rediscovered his scoring touch there and currently has ten goals in 22 competitive matches.

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He remains emotionally attached to HSV. “I watch every HSV game and cheer them on. That will always stay the same. There will never be any distance between me and HSV,” the promotion hero emphasized.

However, Selke was surprised by the major personnel overhaul after his departure. “I thought we had a good setup. I would have made some targeted changes and brought in players with high quality, but not in that number.” At the same time, he paid respect to the club: “In the end, I say: hats off to how well this major overhaul has worked.”

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