Schalke’s new loaner should become captain directly
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Christian Gross as a new bearer of hope
Christian Gross will be the new head coach of the Schalke 04 crisis club. The Swiss, who worked for VfB Stuttgart ten years ago, will take over from interim coach Huub Stevens. Gross was most recently active in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
The hope at Schalke 04 has a face. The bottom of the table has signed Sead Kolasinac. The 27-year-old, who played for the Gelsenkirchen team until 2017, was loaned out until the summer, but should become captain straight away.
DAt FC Schalke 04, Sead Kolasinac’s return campaign was a surprise coup shortly before the turn of the year. The Bundesliga club confirmed on Thursday that the 27-year-old defensive player was signed by Arsenal on loan until the end of the season. The left-back, who had already played for Schalke from 2011 to 2017, signed the new contract until June 2021 after his medical check in Gelsenkirchen.
“We have worked hard on Sead Kolasinac’s return and are really proud that a real Schalke boy is returning home with him,” said sports director Jochen Schneider. “Sead embodies exactly the values that characterize Schalke 04 and that are elementary in the fight to stay in the league: an irrepressible will and a strong character.”
He was “happy and proud to be able to wear the FC Schalke 04 jersey again from now on,” said Kolasinac. “The club is currently in a very difficult situation. In the coming weeks and months I would like to do my part to ensure that we get as many points as possible. Together we will be able to stay in the league – I am 100 percent convinced of that. ”The return is“ an absolute matter of the heart ”for him.
Schalke Jung: Sead Kollasinac played for the Gelsenkirchen team for six years
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Gross demand is met
With the national player from Bosnia-Herzegovina, the new Schalke coach Christian Gross has the hoped-for reinforcement. Kolasinac gets jersey number 20 and is reported to even take over the captain’s armband from Omar Mascarell. Gross had wished for winter additions despite the financially tense situation in the last table.
Gross sees a need for action, especially on the defensive and offensive flanks. On Kolasinac’s preferred left defense, Schalke have practically no alternative to Bastian Oczipka. Hamza Mendyl has not yet been able to prove his qualification for the Bundesliga. In this respect, the return of the once popular favorite makes sense. Schalke also hopes for a change in mood. We are also looking for a right-back, especially since Kilian Ludewig is out for a long time after a foot operation.
Kolasinac has long been dissatisfied in London, where he still has a contract until 2022. Due to an injury and a Covid 19 disease, he was only used once on the second match day of the current Premier League season. He also played a few games in the Europa League.
Little playing time in London: Sead Kolasinac may not return to Arsenal
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In Gelsenkirchen, he was extremely popular with fans until his move in 2017. He scored four goals in 94 Bundesliga games and never made a secret of his feeling for Schalke. Financing the deal will not be easy. Kolasinac will certainly have to forego large parts of its lavish salary. According to “Bild”, Schalke has to transfer around 2.4 million euros to Arsenal for half a year.
According to the DFL regulations for the transfer phase in winter, Kolasinac can only play for Schalke again at the home premiere of Gross on January 9th against Hoffenheim. First of all, the Revierclub has to play at Hertha BSC on Saturday (6.30 p.m.) in the New Year.
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