Guirassy comes with no rental fee |
Sturm-Star at a bargain price
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At the very last minute, VfB fished a successor for the emigrated Sasa Kalajdzic (25).
And the new attacker is no stranger to the Bundesliga.
Serhou Guirassy (26) is moving to VfB on loan from the French first division side Stade Rennes for a year. He gets the shirt number 9. From 2016 to 2019, the Guinean international played for 1. FC Köln.
Guirassy (1.87 meters, 82 kilos) is a breaker-type forward. Powerful, robust, straight in front of the goal. He should be Stuttgart’s new dream couple together with flank god Borna Sosa.
According to BILD information, the native Frenchman does not charge a rental fee, VfB only has to pay the full salary of around 2 million euros. take over. VfB has also secured a purchase option for the coming summer and can then sign Guirassy for 9 million euros.
Stuttgart’s sports director had the beefy striker on his list for a long time.
Kole Alaaf! Guirassy was a striker for FC for three years. Jörg Schmadtke brought him to the Bundesliga in 2016.
But he wasn’t alone in courting him. Everton were also very keen on him, but the deal fell through.
After his moderate time in Cologne, Guirassy made an enormous leap in development, and he made his breakthrough in France. In 2020 he moved from Amiens to Rennes for €15m. Here he scored nine goals in the past season, even without a regular place, in the previous season he had scored ten times.
On Saturday against Schalke he meets an old acquaintance: he once played together with Schalke’s Simon Terodde in Cologne…
Mislintat: “Serhou has demonstrated his qualities at national and international level and has gained important experience in the various leagues and competitions. We are convinced that he can quickly become an important factor in our game.”
Serhou Guirassy: “It’s nice to be back in the Bundesliga. I’ve only heard good things about Stuttgart and VfB, I remember the great atmosphere here in the stadium from my time in Cologne. I’m looking forward to getting to know my new team-mates and I hope I can score goals to ensure we all have a good season together.”
