Loan Player Trio to Stay at Wiener Austria
Sports director Jürgen Werner from the football Bundesliga club Austria Wien wants to keep the loan player trio Maurice Malone, Nik Prelec, and Matteo Perez Vinlöf after receiving the license and the successes of recent months. "We have already held negotiations with all three clubs and have time until May to exercise these options. We don't have an option with Perez Vinlöf, but we are in good talks with Bayern. The goal is to keep them all," said Werner.
Departures play a role
"I think we can realize this in a timely manner," Werner added before the derby at Rapid on Sunday (5:00 PM/live Sky). However, this depends a bit on which players will still leave the current second in the table and what the reinforcements will look like. Former WAC top scorer Malone (24) belongs to FC Basel, former WSG striker Prelec (23) is under contract with Cagliari Calcio. The 19-year-old Perez Vinlöf came from the second team of FC Bayern to Austria.
Werner also commented on the status quo at Austria. After the recent goalless draw against WAC, the 63-year-old was surprised by the media coverage. "I still have the feeling that not everyone believes we can be up there," he said. "We are stable and have earned our place in these spheres." The table does not lie, it is no coincidence that the Violets are playing at the top after 24 rounds, Werner added. "Austria Wien is on the right track and it should not always depend on a result at the weekend."
"It's fun to be an Austrian right now"
The purple sports director also viewed the development of recent years positively. "It has been three and a half tough years because we often didn't know on the 25th how we would pay the salaries on the 30th." Among other things, the sale of the stadium to the city of Vienna for almost 40 million euros eased the situation at the financially troubled club, and now success should also continue in sports. "We don't want to be a one-hit-wonder, it should continue consistently," said Werner.
When he took office three years ago, he said it would take four to five years for Austria to be able to "play for medals" again. Now the transfers last summer have fully paid off, just like coach Stephan Helm. "Of the eight players we brought in last summer, seven are absolute regulars. Now we have a structure on which we can build." The club is already working on reinforcements. "We are in active exchange with our finance department because it also needs to be financed. I am proud of how things are going for us right now. It's fun to be an Austrian right now. I can promise there will be no crash," emphasized Werner.
(APA/Red)
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