Third time lucky? HSV ace could join the 2. Bundesliga | OneFootball

He no longer has a future at HSV: Noah Katterbach is expected to leave the club shortly. His next move could take him to the 2. Bundesliga.

As reported by the Hamburger Abendblatt, Eintracht Braunschweig are once again looking at the Rothosen’s left-back. It is already the third time the Lower Saxony club has tried to sign the 25-year-old.

The situation clearly suggests that this could be a promising move. Katterbach hardly plays a role in HSV’s plans anymore and did not play a single minute in the Bundesliga season that has just ended. He only made the matchday squad four times. Instead, he at times picked up match practice with the club’s Regionalliga side.

According to the Abendblatt and Bild, Braunschweig had already shown interest in signing him last winter. At the time, however, HSV are said to have blocked the move at short notice. Years earlier, Katterbach had already been on Eintracht’s shortlist when he was still playing for 1. FC Köln. Will it work out on the third attempt?

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HSV would let Katterbach leave

From Braunschweig’s point of view, such a transfer would certainly make sense. There is an urgent need for action on the left side of defence following Leon Bell Bell’s departure. Katterbach would bring experience from both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga and could provide a clear quality boost to the Lions’ squad.

However, there is still a certain risk. The defender’s time at HSV has been overshadowed by serious injuries. No fewer than two cruciate ligament tears have set him back in recent years and prevented him from establishing himself at the Volkspark. Even so, if fully fit, Katterbach would undoubtedly have the level required for the 2. Bundesliga.

With his contract on the Waterkant only running until 2027 and his prospects limited, HSV would not put too many obstacles in his way if a suitable offer came in. Bild recently reported that both HSV and Katterbach himself are interested in a change this summer.

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