The SC Freiburg is looking for reinforcements for the double six under high pressure. In addition to Baptiste Santamaria from the French first division club SCO Angers, Robert Andrich from 1. FC Union Berlin is also on the list of candidates in Breisgau, according to kicker information.
Robert Andrich, here with Schalke’s Rabbi Matondo, is one of the top performers at Union – and is courted by SC Freiburg.
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For the line-up of the double six, Freiburg coach Christian Streich and Nicolas Höfler are missing options. Homemade Yannik Keitel returned from the U21 on Wednesday and is the first candidate for the second position if he is fit. In addition, the sports club is still looking for a defensive midfielder with regular strength potential. On the list, which is quite clear with four to five names, is also: Robert Andrich.
The 25-year-old, who can play on the six, eight and ten at headquarters, switched from second division 1. FC Heidenheim to Union a year ago. In his first year in the Bundesliga, Andrich immediately became a regular player and top performer with the Eiserne (30 missions, kicker grade average 3.55). In addition to fighting strength and running strength, the professional trained at Hertha BSC also has skills in building up the game. However, the two-footed Andrich has to act even smarter, as his eleven yellow cards and one yellow-red card prove.
Andrich is still under contract at Union until 2022, and although he is a top performer, Andrich should not be unsaleable either. Ultimately, Oliver Ruhnert always explains that this does not exist at Union. “The door is not closed for any player. Whenever there are certain economic opportunities for players, we as a club are in the situation that we have to think about how to deal with it,” repeated Unions manager last at the summer training camp in Bad Wörishofen.
Should a deal come about in the Andrich case, a replacement would have to be found. With veteran Christian Gentner, Grischa Prömel and newcomer Sebastian Griesbeck, who like Andrich came to the capital from Heidenheim a year ago, Union would not be well positioned in the control center.
