Freiburg-Boss Saier provides information
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Eintracht Frankfurt made Ritsu Doan the third party at the beginning of August in the history of SC Freiburg: 21 million euros transferred the Hesse into the Breisgau and equipped the 27 -year -old right wing with a contract until 2030. Only for Kevin Schade (EUR 25 million/FC Brentford) and Çağlar Söyüncü (21.1 million euros/Leicester City) conceded Freiburg on paper even more – the 20 million euros were cracked five times. SC sports director Jochen Saier explained in the “Kicker“-InterView, why the Premier League for Doan was out of the question-or rather the other way around. Due to a transfer to the island, the Bundesliga club could possibly continue to drive up the price.
“With a view to the profiles you are looking for, it is a bit merciless for one in my view special player like Ritsu, who is never injured and guarantees you for the next four or five years of constant quality, but is no longer so young at 27 and is rather not to be able to resell him in a year for 90 million,” said Saier. In addition, the dream of the Champions League stood over everything for offensive players Doan. “He came to Europe for that a few years ago and he now fulfills it in Frankfurt.”
According to the corresponding media reports, another million to bonuses can be added to the 21 million euros, according to “Sky” Freiburg has also secured a share of resale. Grip the bonuses, does Doan Söyüncü (29) replace the second most tax. However, Ex-Club PSV Eindhoven was involved in the transfer with around 1.9 million euros, according to the “Eindhovens Dagblad”, because the Dutch champion had secured a 15 percent clause to the transfer gain in a Freiburg sale. Doan switched to the sports club in 2022 for 8.5 million euros.
“We had a clear price performance, which, in our view, was justified by Ritsu’s very good performance,” said Manager Saier. DOAN provided 26 hits and 23 templates in 123 games. “Then you look at whether the opposite side can realize this. The last ten percent are always a bit tug of war. In negotiations in which the money is not fitting and which are also worn by an argumentation, balanced deals are mostly those in which both parties have explored and finally accepted and not just adjacent.”
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There was contact between Eintracht and the Breisgauer several times in summer because striker Igor Matanovic (22) also changed pages – for 6.7 million euros from Frankfurt to Freiburg.