Los Angeles FC coach Steven Cherundolo raves about Wolfsburg’s Max Kruse

MLS transfer only from February

Ex-Bundesliga player Steven Cherundolo raved about the skills of retired Wolfsburg striker Max Kruse (34). “A player with such qualities should be an issue for every team. Also for LAFC,” said the coach of the MLS club Los Angeles FC and ex-professional from Hannover 96 of the “picture on sunday“. The 43-year-old brought the veterans Gareth Bale (33) and Giorgio Chiellini (38) to his squad for this season and is in first place in the Western Conference.

Kruse has long been associated with a move to Major League Soccer because his son lives there and because he has praised the United States in the past. However, the transfer window in the MLS does not open until February, so he would have to wait a long time to play in a competitive game in the USA – according to the “Bild” newspaper, Kruse will earn around 1.2 million euros gross at VfL by January 1st , only then could he z. B. switch to a new club within Europe.

A transfer to the MLS is not that easy either, after all, a club would first have to be found that can afford the attacker’s services. The clubs in the MLS usually bag their transfers in December or January – the contracts then apply from February.

Kruse at Kovac outside – talks about contract termination

Coach Niko Kovac recently suspended the striker, whom VfL only brought in from Union Berlin in the relegation battle last January for a fee of 5 million euros, and publicly stated that the 34-year-old would no longer play a game for the “Wolves”. He is accused of a lack of professionalism and thus a bad influence on the rest of the team. Therefore, the offensive strategist does not play a role in the Lower Saxony game against his ex-club Union on Sunday (3:30 p.m. / DAZN).

Max Kruse’s performance data per team: Werder, Wolfsburg, national team

100 games for FC St. Pauli (2009 to 2012)

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22 goals, 16 assists
*Note: Clubs listed by the number of Kruse’s appearances. Only the first team of each club considered.
Status: 09/13/2022

94 games for Werder Bremen (2007 to 2009 & 2016 to 2019)

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35 goals, 31 assists

77 games for Borussia Mönchengladbach (2013 to 2015)

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24 goals, 22 assists

So far 62 games for VfL Wolfsburg (2015 to 2016, since 2022)

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16 goals, 13 assists

45 games for Union Berlin (2020 to 2022)

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19 goals, 12 assists

39 games for SC Freiburg (2012 to 2013)

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12 goals, 10 assists

23 games for Fenerbahce (2019 to 2020)

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7 goals, 8 assists

Kruse is currently still training with the team. According to the “Bild” talks about a contract termination are to be held in Wolfsburg in the coming week. The ex-player from Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and SC Freiburg has a contract with the “Wolves” that runs until 2023.

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