Millions for Rapid: Nice Snaps Up Jansson
Football Bundesliga club Rapid has secured a multi-million transfer. The Swede Isak Jansson is moving immediately to OGC Nice, as the Hütteldorfers announced on Thursday evening. The transfer terms were agreed to remain confidential. Recently, media reported a transfer fee of around ten million euros, while the French newspapers "L'Equipe" and "Nice-Matin" wrote of seven million euros plus possible bonuses.
Jansson came to Rapid for 250,000 euros
Rapid's previous record transfers were those of Robert Beric to Saint-Etienne and Maximilian Wöber to Ajax Amsterdam, each fetching 7.5 million euros. In any case, Green-White can look forward to a lucrative deal: Jansson was permanently signed in the summer of last year for 250,000 euros, after being loaned from the Spanish second division club FC Cartagena in the months prior.
Managing Director of Sport Markus Katzer had granted the 23-year-old winger permission on Wednesday to leave the training camp in Mühlviertel to finalize the transfer. "On one hand, I am very pleased that our assessment of Isak Jansson's qualities a year and a half ago was spot on, on the other hand, we would have liked to have kept him in our ranks a bit longer. The fact is, however, that we have now jointly come to the decision that a transfer makes sense for all parties involved," said Katzer, who had no news regarding a possible signing of Marko Arnautovic.
Nice with a chance for Champions League
Jansson made 45 competitive appearances for Rapid, scoring ten goals and providing seven assists. Nice finished last Ligue 1 season in fourth place and is thus participating in the Champions League qualification.
(APA/Red)
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