By Roberto Lamprecht
A Croatian international will be Hertha’s first signing of the 2022/23 season! Filip Uremovic (25), captain of Rubin Kazan, is moving to Hertha. The club confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon.
Uremovic is an exciting personality – in all respects: The defensive star mainly plays as a central defender (left and right), but can also be used as a right-back. A variable defensive man who inherits Niklas Stark (did not get a new Hertha contract, moves to Werder Bremen).
The Uremovic transfer to Hertha has a crazy history!
Hertha was already manager during the winter break Fredi Bobic (50) close to him, but Kazan wanted too much fee. Hertha refused, still kept in touch with the Croatian and now grabs him for free!
Filip Uremovic is moving to Hertha BSC Photo: City Press
A surprising turn!
After Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Kazan captain fled to England at the end of March 2022 and was loaned out to England’s second division club Sheffield United. Normally he would have had to return to Kazan in a month (contract until June 30, 2024).
But Hertha now benefits from an exit clause that hardly anyone knows.
Kazan, who was fourth last season, was relegated surprisingly on the last day of the game (May 21), losing the home game against their direct competitor FK Ufa by conceding a goal in injury time 1:2. Kazan’s striker Vitali Lisakovich even missed the possible 2:2 with a penalty. After that, the descent was perfect!
Hertha BSC
Because many top stars had fled abroad as a result of the war, Kazan (fourth place a season earlier) submitted an application for a league increase as a last resort attempt, which was rejected by the league a week ago.
A clever business from Berliners!
