Bundesliga soccer team Hertha BSC recently won the test kick against the former first division team Energie Cottbus with a befitting 5:1. Youngster Luca Wollschläger was able to enter the top scorer list for the Berliners twice. Hertha still has big plans for the future with their homegrown talent.
The 19-year-old had his first taste of professional life last season when he was promoted to the Bundesliga squad by Felix Magath. He made three brief appearances for the Old Lady and in the relegation first leg against HSV (0-1) he was even allowed to storm from the start in the front row.
like from a “pictureAccording to the report, Hertha BSC wants to retain the attacker in the future. Wollschläger is currently only contractually bound to the Berliners until 2023. He doesn’t have a real professional contract in the capital in any case.
That should change as soon as possible. According to the newspaper, Wollschläger could soon be offered a multi-year professional contract with Hertha.
Hertha BSC: Praise from head coach Schwarz for Wollschläger
Then the former U17 national player could also be loaned out temporarily in order to collect more playing time in the coming season. According to the newspaper report, Wollschläger has already attracted several interested parties from Germany and abroad.
Inquiries from foreign first division clubs and from German clubs from the 2nd Bundesliga and 3rd division are said to have reached the Hertha team. But for the sporting leadership around sports director Fredi Bobic, the priority should first be to extend the teenager from their own stable, who already played for Hertha BSC in the B youth.
The 1.94 m giant will continue to prepare for the rest of the summer with the Hertha professionals under the new head coach Sandro Schwarz. The coach praised the top talent after his first two goals: “He did it very well and was rewarded with two goals.”