The Fuchs family now lives in the house, which is an hour and a half drive away from New York, with a large garden and no neighbors in the wider area. From England, the Leicester City player left for the USA on March 13, just a few hours after the announcement of the interruption of the Premier League. Coach Brendan Rodgers had given his players permission to be with their families and distance themselves from football.
Consequently, Fuchs is only marginally concerned with the “most important minor matter in the world” at the moment. “In this situation, I am only interested in the fact that my family is doing well. At the moment I’m not in the mood for football, ”said the Lower Austrian of the APA.
Fuchs believes in the continuation of the Premier League
The Premier League is currently officially suspended until April 30th. Nobody believes that the game will start again on this day, but as a precaution Fuchs has booked the return flight for April 7th, his birthday. “We will see how it goes on. But it doesn’t matter whether the game continues or not. Now everyone has to see that they stay healthy, ”emphasized the left-back.
Nevertheless, Fuchs can well imagine that the financially strongest league in the world will somehow bring the season over the finish line. “Because there is so much money behind it and so many jobs depend on it. Leicester City alone has a few thousand employees. ”The 33-year-old also does not believe that the millionaire Premier League will suffer serious and lasting damage from the coronavirus crisis. “But of course there will be a damper.”
Further career plan still open
It cannot be completely ruled out that this damper also has an impact on Fuchs himself, after all, the contract of the 78-time ÖFB International expires in the summer. “But when Leicester plays in the European Cup next season, you need a big squad, so it’s difficult to reduce. And Rodgers said to me, he really wants to keep me and we will definitely be able to work something out, so I’m relaxed about that, ”said Fuchs. His club is currently in third place and is therefore fully on course for the Champions League.
In his role as an entrepreneur, Fuchs is probably more affected by the pandemic. His soccer schools and sports complex near New York City have now closed. “Unfortunately we had to part with quite a few employees,” said Fuchs.
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