Bundesliga club FC Augsburg will probably take the option to buy striker Mergim Berisha, who is currently on loan from Fenerbahçe Istanbul, as FCA Managing Director Stefan Reuter indicated.
“We still have time, but of course we will keep an eye on the date,” said the 1990 world champion of the Munich “Abendzeitung” (Saturday edition). With six goals and four assists, the 24-year-old Berisha scored the second most points in Augsburg after Ermedin Demirovic (7/5).
Born in Berchtesgaden, he can recommend himself again for the first international matches of the year for the national team in the away game at FC Bayern (3:30 p.m. / Sky), whose squad will be nominated by national coach Hansi Flick in a week.
Flick had announced surprises. “Mergim is a striker who I trust in the senior national team. Of course I would be very happy if a player from FC Augsburg played for the German national team,” said Reuter.
Reuter does not want to predict whether the Augsburgers will manage another surprise against the Champions League quarter-finalists, as they did in the 1-0 win in the first leg: “Of course you can hurt Bayern, but we can already assess who is the clear favourite “, he said.
Munich lead the table with 49 points in front of Dortmund, who have the same number of points, Augsburg has collected 27 points so far and is in 13th place.