Ex-Hachinger only substitute keeper
After the departure of regular goalkeeper Cican Stankovic last summer, it was originally expected that Nico Mantl would take his place between the posts at Red Bull Salzburg. But things turned out differently: trainer Matthias Jaissle relied on Philipp Köhn. An unsatisfactory situation for the German U21 national goalkeeper, which is why he is considering saying goodbye to the Austrian champions.
“Of course I want to be number 1 at a club. I know what I can do and I have that claim,” the 22-year-old explained.sports1“. Both a loan – Mantl has a contract until 2025 – and a permanent transfer are possible. “The club knows what they have in me and I feel good here too. For me and my sporting development, it’s now about being on the pitch and playing regularly. This is important.”
Clubs from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland are said to be interested in the native of Munich. “There are inquiries, interesting clubs,” confirmed Mantl, for whom the “sporting prospects” must be right for his next step. “When I decide to go down a new path, I just have to feel good.” He has made four appearances so far this season.
Red Bull Salzburg made Mantl the most expensive goalkeeper in the third division
The 1.93 meter tall goalkeeper switched from SpVgg Unterhaching to Salzburg in winter 2021 – for a fee of 2 million euros. This sum made him the most expensive third division goalkeeper shared. After Karim Adeyemi, Mantl is Hachinger’s second home-grown player, for which RB pays millions. The storm talent moved to Salzburg in 2018 for 3.35 million euros.
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