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Schlotterbeck talks about transfer rumors - "Change is very likely"
Created: 03/29/2022, 21:04
By: Alexander Kaindl
Nico Schlotterbeck celebrated his DFB debut.
At the same time, his future is being hotly debated.
Where is the Freiburg resident going?
Freiburg – He is one of the shooting stars of the Bundesliga: Nico Schlotterbeck.
The central defender played a key role in SC Freiburg dreaming of the Champions League this season.
In the duels won, the 22-year-old is fifth in the league, and Schlotterbeck is seventh in the headed duels won.
Excellent values for a man who has just completed 58 games in the German football league (as of March 28).
Nico Schlotterbeck |
Born: December 1, 1999 (age 22), Waiblingen |
centre-back |
SC Freiburg (contract until June 30, 2023) |
Market value: 28 million euros |
Nico Schlotterbeck is one of the big winners of the current season
Schlotterbeck's qualities are now known throughout the country.
He made his DFB debut in the 2-0 win against Israel and put in a strong performance.
The only flaw: Shortly before the end he caused a penalty after being inattentive.
National coach Hansi Flick was tough on his protégé, saying: "At a World Cup, something like that can be deadly."
Despite the error, it is quite possible that Schlotterbeck will play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar *.
With Antonio Rüdiger, Niklas Süle and Matthias Ginter he has well-known competition in central defence.
Schlotterbeck livens up the game with his fresh style and offensive defense.
He kept winning balls against Israel and then immediately switched to forward gear, providing impetus.
Flick also appreciated Freiburg's debut, attesting to a "very, very good" performance up to that penalty.
Nico Schlotterbeck faces a bright future.
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DFB premiere with blemishes: Nico Schlotterbeck is still convincing – market value is increasing
Schlotterbeck's qualities naturally arouse desire.
His market value was recently redefined by
transfermarkt.de
and now stands at 28 million euros (previously 20 million).
Why is that?
transfermarkt.de
expert Martin Freudl explains to
tz.de
: "Nico Schlotterbeck has been consistently impressive this season with very strong performances and is now considered by many to be Germany's greatest defensive talent, so we are assuming a sustained strong increase in demand here.
In combination with his still young age, we have consequently increased his market value from 20 million euros to 28 million euros now.”
And where will the “greatest German defensive talent” play in the future?
Freiburg have lost a number of talented central defenders in recent years.
Caglar Söyüncü and Robin Koch, for example, were drawn to England.
Nico Schlotterbeck considers a change to be "very likely": FC Bayern and BVB in the running?
It is quite possible that Schlotterbeck will be the next defender to leave Breisgau. He himself says to
Sport1
about the ongoing rumors: "Of course there is a possibility that I will go in the summer.
A change is very likely, but nothing has been decided yet.” “A change is very likely” - sentences that Freiburg fans certainly don't like to hear.
Schlotterbeck has been repeatedly associated with FC Bayern Munich* and Borussia Dortmund in recent months.
A transfer to the record champions seems unlikely, after all, the Reds would have to do a lot for it.
Because Niklas Süle is leaving the club on a free transfer, this gap should apparently also be closed with free access.
The fact that Schlotterbeck, like Söyüncü and Koch, is moving to the Premier League is an alternative.
However, a change to BVB* is currently much more likely.
He was also in
Sport1
-Interview addressed.
The answer: "I'm currently not thinking about my future.
I want to finish the season in Freiburg properly.
(...) I'm concentrating fully on the club.
I noticed that these changing topics influence me.
It took me a bit in the second half of the season to get back into the game.
Now I'm blocking everything and trying to hide it."
Nico Schlottbeck before leaving Freiburg?
Focus initially on international match
But it shouldn't be long before these issues come up again.
First of all, Schlotterbeck is preparing for the next game with Germany: The DFB selection meets the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
(akl) *tz.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA