The neighborhood club is active in the competitive striker market. At least one new attacker will come for the new season, because top scorer Guido Burgstaller is likely to leave FC St. Pauli early for personal reasons. One striker who is on the brown and white list is Christoph Daferner (24), who was relegated to the third division with Dynamo in relegation. There is no shortage of interested clubs.
The centre-forward, who has great running power and scored 13 goals (two assists) and one goal in the cup in 31 league games in the season just ended, is under contract with the Saxons until 2023, which is also valid in league three.
FC St. Pauli interested in Christoph Daferner from Dynamo Dresden
If he stayed in the league, the 1.89 meter tall attacker could have imagined staying at Dynamo, but he doesn’t want to play third-class, but strives for something higher. In the medium term, the Bundesliga is his goal.
There will definitely be a transfer fee. Dresden’s negotiating position has deteriorated as a result of the relegation. The offensive man, born in Pöttmes near Augsburg in Bavaria, should now be significantly cheaper than the one million euros that Dynamo was hoping for. Its market value is around 850,000 euros (transfermarkt.de).
In the two relegation duels against third division Kaiserslautern (0:0/0:2), however, Daferner disappointed, acted diligently, but as by far the best scorer in his team and the greatest Dynamo hope in the final fight for relegation, it was not a big factor overall and was unable to take advantage of his chances.
Daferner: Contract in Dresden runs until 2023 despite relegation
According to MOPO information, Daferner is one of several striker candidates at St. Pauli, but would fit the requirements profile due to his physique and the way he plays. In the past season, Daferner was one of the strongest runners in the league at 11.47 kilometers per game and also put on the fourth most sprints (871) and can show 2682 so-called intensive runs, third place in the league. A workhorse.
Daferner does not have the class of Guido Burgstaller, but could take the much-cited next step with a strong team from the top third of the second division.
St. Pauli has competition: Nuremberg and Schalke on Daferner
Ironically, 1. FC Nuremberg also has Daferner in their sights, as club sports director Dieter Hecking even confirmed in April. This is piquant insofar as Nuremberg is also considered to be interested in Burgstaller, who is drawn south. Rumor has it that Daferner is also a candidate at Schalke 04 as a back-up for top scorer Simon Terodde. It shouldn’t be the only interested parties.
It remains exciting to see how St. Pauli will line up up front for the coming season, as it is well known that the contracts of Maximilian Dittgen and Simon Makienok are expiring and have not yet been extended. Their future could depend, among other things, on which new striker the Kiezklub can sign.
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