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According to information from FC Augsburg, “Bild” newspaper sign Arne Maier, who was previously on loan from Hertha BSC. The only requirement is staying up in the league. The Fuggerstädter are in 14th place two games before the end of the season and have a six-point lead over VfB Stuttgart in relegation place 16. In the upcoming duels on Sunday, whereabouts in the Bundesliga can be made clear.
However, the agreed purchase obligation of 5 million euros will no longer come into force. To do that, Maier would have had to start 25 times in the current season, but so far it has only been 21 games from the start. According to the “Bild”, however, Augsburg wants to use another clause that is valid until the end of May. Accordingly, the Fuggerstadt residents also secured a right of first refusal for Maier last summer.
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Positive for Hertha: The transfer fee for the right of first refusal even amounts to 6 million euros. The Berliners collect EUR 1 million more than when the purchase obligation occurred. Homegrown Maier played 66 games for Hertha before being loaned out to Arminia Bielefeld in the 2020/21 season and then to Augsburg. The midfielder has been directly involved in eight goals in 28 games for FCA.
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