Retief lower than expected
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This article was published in the first version on January 27th at 12:11 p.m. and was then overloaded with new information on the transfer fee.
Jan-Niklas Best is about to return to the Bundesliga. As first of all the Portuguese sports newspaper “Record“Reported, the best change from Benfica Lisbon to SC Freiburg is almost perfect.
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According to this, the Breisgauer will commit the 26-year-old festival that there was initially talk of Portugal’s record champions to be paid to Portugal. Only details should be clarified. The “kicker” and also Fabrizio Romano are now unanimously assuming that the base revenue “only” at 8 million euros. lies. In addition, according to the transfer reporter, 1.5 million euros in bonuses are possible and 10 percent participation in the event of a future sale is agreed. “Sky”, meanwhile, writes of EUR 8 million plus an additional million euros., A contract until at least 2029 is ready. The best should complete his medical check on Friday or Saturday at the Breisgauer.
In the Champions League game on Wednesday at Juventus Turin, he was no longer used, but was part of the squad due to personnel problems. The left outer rail player only switched from 1. FC Heidenheim to Benfica last summer and had signed a contract until 2029. Benfica thus prevents a transfer minus. At Freiburg, he would move up behind Baptiste Santamaria and Ritsu Doan to the third -party purchase in club history. If all bonuses grab, there is even second place under the record accesses.
With the Portuguese, the best did not get beyond the role of the supplementary player. From 22 games he was in the starting eleven eight times, he played a total of 815 minutes for the eagles. At Heidenheim, he had shown outstanding achievements in his first Bundesliga season and was instrumental in the conference League with eight goals and 13 templates.
In addition to Freiburg, the best was also traded at Borussia Mönchengladbach, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart and the 1st FSV Mainz 05. The SCF apparently received the contract, where he could support top scorer Vincenzo Grifo (five goals and seven templates in the Bundesliga). After the departure of Noah Weißhaupt by loan to FC St. Pauli, you were looking for alternatives in this position.