Second division soccer team Karlsruher SC will say goodbye to eight professionals before the home game against Dynamo Dresden on Sunday.
In addition to top scorer Philipp Hofmann, who is moving to first division club VfL Bochum next season, and defender Robin Bormuth, who is joining SC Paderborn, there is also veteran Marc Lorenz. The expiring contract of the midfielder, who has worn the Baden jersey since 2017, will not be extended. KSC sports director Oliver Kreuzer confirmed a corresponding report in the “Badische Latest News”.
Goalkeepers Markus Kuster, Paul Löhr and Niklas Heeger as well as full-backs Ricardo van Rhijn and Jannis Rabold will also leave the club in the summer.
Eichner wants to get the hut full
The players “more than deserved it if we got the hut completely full again,” said coach Christian Eichner, looking at the 18,000 tickets sold by Friday afternoon. In terms of sport, it is no longer about anything for the KSC, which has long since got rid of all worries about relegation. But for the best possible place in the table and more television revenue.
Striker search difficult – budget limited
According to Kreuzer, the search for a successor for striker Hofmann is “difficult”. The 56-year-old looks around at home and abroad, he said. “Our budget is limited. We are in contact with several players, but we don’t put ourselves under any time pressure.”
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