Hertha suspends goalkeeper Jarstein – signs point to separation

From BZ/dpa

The Norwegian goalkeeper was suspended after a dispute with goalkeeper coach Andreas Menger, and he was not in the squad for the 1-1 draw in Berlin in the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

“Something happened that is not on the agenda. That was a bit more intense. We had a conversation on Friday. After the conversation, we took Rune out of the squad for the reasons how the conversation went and how it went,” said managing director Fredi Bobic on Sunday.

BILD reported on Sunday morningthat Jarstein is said to have complained about goalkeeping coach Andreas Menger on the day of the final training session and sharply criticized his training content and lack of communication.

Jarstein’s contract expires in 2023. It is possible that the 37-year-old goalkeeper will agree with the Berliners on a termination of the contract or a transfer. “I can’t say it in form yet. I addressed it with the advisor and with Rune herself, how to treat each other and what words to choose. You can be critical, but the tonality and the language were completely wrong,” said Bobic. There has not yet been a reaction from Jarstein on the subject.

Jarstein came to Berlin in 2014 and was number 1 at Hertha for a long time. “It’s a shame because it hits a person who has been here for a very long time and it doesn’t go unnoticed,” said Bobic.

Jarstein played his last Bundesliga game in March 2021 in a 3-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Shortly thereafter, he returned from an international match with a severe corona infection and had to be treated in hospital for heart muscle inflammation. A knee injury later threw him back again. This summer he celebrated his comeback in the Hertha goal in a friendly at SV Babelsberg 03.

Jarstein was supposed to act as a backup for Oliver Christensen (37) this season. In Tjark Ernst (19) and Robert Kwasigroch (18), the Berliners still have two young goalkeepers in their professional squad.