Should take on leadership role
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Red Bull Salzburg brought back Stefan Lainer. The right -back trained with the bulls spent the past six years at Borussia Mönchengladbach, but was not able to prevail against Joe Scally on the right side of the foals. In Salzburg, where the 39-fold national player was sold as one of the most expensive defenders in the club in 2019, the 32-year-old is to take on a leadership role.
“For us, he is one of our leaders who will not only go on the field, but also in the cabin,” said sports manager Rouven Schröder. Lainer said with a view to the disappointing last two seasons of the Mozart town: “My goal here is to do everything to do that FC Red Bull Salzburg is playing again at the highest level. I want to be an important part in the Champions League. Overall, I see a lot of potential here in Salzburg. to be there with something big. ” RB landed only in second place in the Bundesliga in the past season. Two seasons without championship titles had never happened to the bulls since RB in 2005.
In the last two games of the championship round at Gladbach, Lainer came to two starting reliefs with more than two and a half hours of play. In the 32 encounters in front of it, he was granted less than 600 minutes. After 163 missions at Borussia, where he managed the comeback after cancer last year, he now goes back to Salzburg. Lainer already has 171 games in the account there.
“He came up with the desire for change due to the sunken mission times and we are pleased that we have succeeded in finding a solution satisfactory for all sides,” said Gladbach’s managing director Roland Virkus about the change. Lainer added: “The six years at Borussia were sporty and privately an incredibly intensive time with many heights and a few depths. I would like to thank the club for the great support and I will especially miss my teammates and the grand fans.