Janik Haberer’s farewell after six years at SC Freiburg has been on the cards for some time. His ex-club Bochum, along with other clubs, was interested in the free midfielder, who is now probably drawn to a European Cup starter.
New challenge at the Alte Försterei: Freiburg’s Janik Haberer is about to move to Union.
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“It looks like – it hasn’t been confirmed yet – that Janik will most likely leave the club and look for a new challenge,” said Christian Streich last Thursday: “That’s okay. He played here for many years. He gave his all for us and we gave our all for him.”
Cologne, Mainz and Schalke are also interested – Union will probably win the race
In the future, Haberer will work for another club and will probably stay in the Bundesliga. Bochum, among others, seemed promising for a long time in the race for the 2017 U-21 European champions. On loan from TSG Hoffenheim in the 2015/16 second division season, the midfielder made 33 appearances for VfL as a regular and also appeared as a scorer with three goals and five assists.
There were talks with the VfL managers about a possible return. But as kicker learned from those around Bochum, the club ultimately had to accept a rejection because Haberer wanted to start a whole new chapter. While Cologne, Mainz and Schalke were also interested in Haberer according to kicker information, there are now increasing signs that the 28-year-old is drawn to the capital to become a European Cup starter there.
Before seeing you again with Heintz
A move to 1. FC Union Berlin, whose 4-1 triumph in Freiburg Haberer watched from the bench on Saturday, is said to be imminent. Haberer would then meet his long-time teammate Dominique Heintz again, who had already moved from Breisgau to Berlin-Köpenick in the winter. Haberer has played 169 competitive games for the Sport-Club since 2016, scoring 13 goals.
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