Striker Ferdy Druijf Leaves Rapid Vienna

The Dutchman came to Vienna in February 2022 as a loan player, where he initially managed to impress and was permanently signed from Alkmaar in the summer. In the following season, Druijf was loaned back to his homeland, where he suffered a severe knee injury a year ago. After his return to the Bundesliga, the soon-to-be 27-year-old is still not fully recovered. Thierry Gale was loaned out.

The 22-year-old national player from Barbados is moving to the Polish first division club Piast Gliwice until the end of 2025, which is currently in tenth place in the table. At the Viennese club, the left-footer has only made nine competitive appearances since his signing at the end of August 2023, also due to a severe cruciate ligament injury. "Thierry Gale needs to play as much as possible at the highest level after the long break. This would currently be unlikely with us," said sports director Markus Katzer.

Gale is still under contract with Rapid until the end of June 2027. Druijf's contract, on the other hand, would have expired in the coming June. Rapid still has time until Thursday (5:00 PM CET) to strengthen the thin squad in attack. According to consistent media reports, the 29-year-old Ercan Kara, a former Rapid player, is expected to return to Hütteldorf. The seven-time Austrian national team striker is initially set to be loaned from the Turkish first division club Samsunspor, to which he is still bound until the summer of 2026.

(APA/Red)

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