Slavia tightened Erika Prekop (27) literally at the last minute. Baník originally refused his key striker, but the player himself began to insist on the transfer. “Erik again turned to us that it was a life chance for him that he no longer has to come to at his age, that he is tempted to play the Champions League and that he would like to go to Slavia,” explained Luděk Mikloško sports director for the club website.
According to him, the player no longer had the meaning of the player in the cadre. “I will repeat, but have a player in the cadre who is not 100 % set to fight for it, does not make sense,” said. He also stressed that Slavia submitted an offer that was extremely attractive due to Prekop’s age.
“Slavia, IS, taking into account the age of the player, offered really attractive conditions over the level of transfer abroad, and after agreement with the owner we decided to release the players,” added.
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At the same time, Mikloško recalled that Baník would get the space to invest immediately in new, younger players. “At the same time, the club owner decided that we can invest in strengthening the young and promising players that we want to oxygenate now,” stated. This goes hand in hand with speculations that speaks that three players from Eden – Ondřej Kricfaluš, David Planka and Filip Šancl – should include part of the agreement.
The transfer was fine -tuned only on Tuesday’s evening to write the precop on the roster for the Champions League. Coach Jindřich Trpišovský did not conceal with satisfaction. “We have been watching Erika for a long time, being one of our dream reinforcements. His typology fits perfectly in our way of playing and I believe it will immediately give us quality and energy,” he said.
The article was originally published for Livesport News.
