Hertha Sport Managing Director Fredi Bobic and newcomer Jean-Paul Boetius during the fitness test on August 8th, 2022 Photo: Mathias Renner/City-Press GmbH
By Roberto Lamprecht
BZ had already reported it on Sunday, now it’s official! Hertha has strengthened with playmaker Jean-Paul Boëtius (28). The Dutchman comes on a free transfer, signed on Monday after the medical checks in Berlin until 2025. He gets the famous number 10!
The attacking midfielder has played for FSV Mainz since the summer of 2018, where he scored 12 goals in 122 Bundesliga games and also prepared 22 goals. Hertha’s new coach Sandro Schwarz also worked there with Boëtius.
Hertha manager Fredi Bobic (50) enthuses: “Jean-Paul Boëtius has been playing in the Bundesliga for four years and has regularly demonstrated his qualities in Mainz. He’s a seasoned professional, knows our coach from that time and therefore knows the type of football we want to play. It’s a stroke of luck for us to get a player with such skill and league experience on a free transfer. We are delighted that he has chosen Hertha BSC.”
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Boëtius is also looking forward to the new task: “I’m really interested in Hertha and the new Bundesliga season. This team has potential and I want to play my part in bringing good football to the pitch and making the fans happy!”
After Hertha’s false start with two bankruptcies in the cup in Braunschweig and in the derby, the new hope is now Jean-Paul Boëtius…