St. Pauli: Betim Fazliji agrees – transfer poker with FC St. Gallen

Variable defensive player

The focus is on “more variable, more polyvalent players”, sports director Andreas Bornemann recently emphasized FC St. Pauli’s route on the transfer market. The “Kiezkicker” found what they were looking for at FC St. Gallen 1879 when they were looking for defensive reinforcements. Again “View” and the “Hamburger Morgenpost“ reported, St. Pauli is negotiating with the Swiss about Betim Fazliji. According to information from Transfermarkt, the second division is one step further in advertising.

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	B. Fazliji
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FC St Gallen 61% FC St Pauli great league 2nd Bundesliga

The 23-year-old has already informed FC St. Gallen and coach Peter Zeidler of his wish to be allowed to leave the club for a move to Germany. Now it’s just a matter of both clubs finding each other when it comes to the transfer fee. St. Pauli is said to have already improved the first offer.

Fazliji is tied to FC St. Gallen until 2023, but the contract could be extended by an option for a certain number of games. There is a transfer fee in the high six-digit range. After the record sale of Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (26) for 4.5 million euros to SC Freiburg, St. Pauli still has some breathing space when it comes to transfer expenses, the balance sheet is currently up 3 million euros.

“We don’t have to wait and hope that someone will become a free transfer. We can think about players who weren’t able to do that two or three years ago,” Bornemann said. Fazliji falls into the sought-after pattern of the polyvalent player, and in addition to the center of defense has also increasingly played in defensive midfield or at the back right. FC St. Gallen’s homegrown talent already gained a regular place in its first professional season in 2019/20. To date, the Kosovan international has made 97 appearances for the FCSG pros, in which he has scored five goals.

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