After all, Hertha BSC invested ten million euros two and a half years ago in the services of the Argentine midfielder Santiago Ascacíbar. In Berlin, however, the clearer was only rarely able to build on the brilliant performances he had previously shown at VfB Stuttgart. Now the 25-year-old is apparently moving away from the capital.
When Santiago Ascacíbar opened at Hertha BSC in early 2020, the people involved in the old lady were different than they are today.
At that time, the South American was still enthusiastic about “the talks with Michael Preetz and Jürgen Klinsmann”, which had convinced him that he could “develop further as a player and achieve a lot together” in Berlin.
A blatant fallacy: while Preetz and Klinsmann have long been history at Hertha, Ascacíbar never really arrived at the Spree, at least in terms of sport.
Hertha BSC: Santiago Ascacíbar is aiming for a “change of scenery”.
No wonder the former Argentina international is now openly toying with a departure.
“I really want a change of scenery. I don’t know where, but I definitely want to change. I just don’t know yet whether I want to go back to Argentina or continue in Europe,” said the six-man, who is only 1.68 meters tall Interview with the TV station “TyC Sports”.
However, Ascacíbar’s working paper in Berlin is still valid until 2024, so the Hertha bosses would only be willing to negotiate in the event of a multi-million offer.
In the past chaos season, the 25-year-old was mainly part of the permanent staff under three different coaches (Pál Dárdai, Tayfun Korkut, Felix Magath), but was only rarely able to convince.
It is not known whether the new Hertha coach Sandro Schwarz is planning to join Ascacíbar for the coming season.