Transfer to city rivals: Tousart changes from Hertha to Union Berlin

Status: 07/19/2023 5:39 p.m

Lucas Tousart transfers from Hertha BSC to the city rival Union Berlin. The first division football team from Köpenick and the second division team from Charlottenburg announced the transfer on Wednesday afternoon. 1. FC Union Berlin did not provide any information about the contract period.

Hertha newcomer Toni Leistner during a stretching exercise (imago images / RHR photo)

Thick-skinned newcomer

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Once a record purchase for Hertha BSC

Tousart moved from Olympique Lyon to Hertha BSC in 2020. Tousart was the record purchase for the blue and whites with a transfer fee of around 25 million euros. According to information from the specialist magazine, 1. FC Union is now payingtable football” A sum of between three and four million for the French. Bonuses should increase it to up to seven million.

The 26-year-old played 96 games for Hertha BSC. With five goals, Tousart was the club’s third-best goalscorer in the past Bundesliga season. “Hertha BSC was my first station outside of my home country. The whole club welcomed me from the start and always supported me. I wish the club only the best,” says Lucas Tousart on his farewell.

Tousart will play for 1. FC Union Berlin in the 2023/24 season. “A player of his quality is an asset for every team. He will suit us perfectly and we are delighted that he has decided to join Union,” said Oliver Ruhnert, Union’s managing director for professional football men, about the change.

Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, July 19, 2023, 7:15 p.m

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