Is something moving? Sporting director Günther Gorenzel has received an offer from his home country - President Robert Reisinger (3rd from right) reacts with surprise. © Imago / Ulrich Wagner
An Austrian newspaper associates Gorenzel with Austria Klagenfurt. At 1860 one is surprised. Does the "Jour fix" in the afternoon bring clarity?
Pull yourself together again for 90 minutes, then let off steam on the party island of Mallorca - and off you go on holiday. Before the current team falls apart, 1860 coach Maurizio Jacobacci wants to get the sixth win in the ninth game. The last impression counts, especially in difficult times. Fixed relegated Zwickau should feel that on Saturday in their own stadium.
And what happens after that? For Jacobacci, it is clear that he does not want to accept the sporting bloodletting (already ten fixed departures, massive budget cuts) without doing anything. At the press conference ahead of the season finale, he said: "I don't want to settle for average players." And also not to accept the feared goal – with a view to 2023/24, he spoke of a relegation battle. "We all want to move up, that's clear," he said, "but reality says otherwise at the moment."
Gorenzel is to succeed Imhoff in Klagenfurt, who is moving to Sandhausen
On holiday in Italy with his parents (after a meniscus operation next week), Jacobacci will always have his mobile phone at hand. Sporting director Günther Gorenzel has already initiated possible new signings in the background, four external ones are planned (plus internal ones from his own youth). Whether he is the man who bags the transfers is now another matter. The "Kleine Zeitung" from Austria reported on Friday that Gorenzel was on the jump at 1860, could succeed ex-Lion Matthias Imhof (to Sandhausen) at Austria Klagenfurt, the nearest professional club in his Carinthian homeland. The report by Martin Quendler, head of the sports department, states: "Austria Klagenfurt should have found what they were looking for in their search for a new sports director. Günther Gorenzel is to succeed Matthias Imhof (most recently Managing Director). The 51-year-old from Krumpendorf with Styrian roots most recently worked for the German third division club TSV 1860 Munich (...)."
"As of now, I don't know anything about it."
1860 President Robert Reisinger on Friday morning on the Gorenzel rumor from Austria.
Found what I was looking for . . . was last . . . All this sounds surprisingly concrete, but how realistic is it that Gorenzel will voluntarily withdraw from his 1860 contract, which is still running for one year? "As of now, I don't know anything about it," President Robert Reisinger told our editors, but referred to the regular "Jour fixe", an information round that takes place regularly on Friday afternoons. Unlike usual, Gorenzel wanted to be there this time. To announce his exit in a small circle?
The Austrian has been carrying farewell thoughts around with him for some time, on the one hand for family reasons, and on the other hand because a lot of frustration has accumulated since his limited creative freedom has been paired with lateral shots from the investor's corner. In February, he was asked by Ismaik man Anthony Power to leave the club like Michael Köllner, who had previously been fired by Gorenzel ("You must leave the club right away"). The fact that there is currently no budget increase in sight could also have something to do with the fact that the HAM side has had different ideas about the command center at 1860 for some time.
Will the move fail because of a transfer demand from the Lions?
Ironically, Gorenzel's desire to change, if he is serious, could fail due to a transfer fee from the Lions. Practically, if Klagenfurt were willing to pay one, his successor at 1860 would have a little more money at his disposal – for the four quality players that Jacobacci is undauntedly hoping for.
