Austria Vienna strengthens with striker Johannes Eggestein
As the football Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday, Johannes Eggestein received a three-year contract in Favoriten. For the "Violets," it is the fifth summer addition, and sports director Jürgen Werner sees the team as "improved in quality and more broadly positioned." A new left-back is expected to be presented soon, and a player sale is not out of the question.
Eggestein Joins Vienna Austria
Eggestein, who played for LASK in the 2020/21 season under then-assistant coach Stephan Helm and most recently for St. Pauli in the German Bundesliga, is the fourth new offensive player after Kelvin Boateng, Noah Botic, and Manprit Sarkari. He is considered Helm's "absolute desired player," as Austria's sports director Manuel Ortlechner stated. "He is a very intelligent player who can cover multiple positions in the offense. This is both valuable and forward-looking in view of possible departures in this transfer window."
There is speculation about whether Dominik Fitz or Maurice Malone could still leave the Violets. Werner reported offers for various offensive players. "But they are not yet at a level that makes us consider them." He did not want to give any status updates. "We are set up in such a way that we could handle a departure. But we don't have to do it. I am optimistic that we can succeed in the European Cup and perhaps not even need to," said the 63-year-old sports director, looking at the club's financial situation.
"Orti and the Scouts Did a Great Job"
Overall, Werner was happy with the current transfer period. "Orti and the scouts did a great job. We are satisfied with the current yield." What makes him proud is "that we got four of the five players for free and paid 400,000 euros for Lee (Kang-hee, note). And that all 25 squad players now belong to Austria Vienna for the first time, and we no longer have any loan players, which was necessary for future transfer income."
The left-back position is still to be improved, almost as a replacement for Matteo Perez Vinlöf. "We are in concrete negotiations," said Werner. Austria coach Helm, meanwhile, was pleased with his broader squad. "We are a bit more flexible as a result. This is important because there is a lot in the team, and you can pull different variants. This makes us less predictable."
(APA/Red)
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