"The clear purpose of the membership is promotion to the Bundesliga"

With some new additions, together with Martin Rasner, David Berger, Felix Wimmer and Saliou Sané, SV Guntamatic Ried started preparations for the 2024/2025 second division season with first crew coaching on Tuesday morning on the Therme Geinberg sports activities area.

The left again Lumor, who landed in Vienna this night, and the striker Wilfried Eza, who will be a part of the crew solely in a number of days for household causes, weren’t there.

A yr in the past the membership requested for a “two-year plan” for promotion once more. “We begin the season as runners-up. Now we wish to take the following step. The membership’s clear aim is promotion to the Bundesliga,” stated President Thomas Gahleitner and added: “We’ve performed sturdy enterprise, many sponsors have even performed it. There might be a shock or two when it comes to funding which reveals we are able to construct on an excellent basis.”

The squad planning is nearly full, stated Wolfgang Fiala, Director of Sports activities. Nils Seufert is not planning it; he wasn’t there firstly of coaching yesterday. Nonetheless, proceedings can’t be denied; on this case one would reply to the switch market. “A lot of our gamers have an interest. That can also be because of the good work performed final yr,” stated Fiala.

Video: Interview with sports activities director of SV Ried Wolfgang Fiala

Relating to Sturm Graz’s specific curiosity in 18-year-old Arjan Malic, the sporting director stated: “It’s an honor for our teaching employees {that a} participant from our academy is exhibiting curiosity within the Champions League. In line with OÖN info, a transfer that might carry the large expertise round half one million euros into the coffers.

Intensive preparation

“We went by totally different phases final season. I believe the crew and the trainers have matured consequently. We’ve a scorching summer time forward of us with very intense preparations, for 5 weeks with a number of check matches.” The crew’s competitiveness has elevated once more, stated head coach Maximilian Senft. “I do know what I’ve at SV Ried. They made me really feel wanted,” stated Philipp Pomer, who lately prolonged his contract with SV Ried. “The hearth is burning, and never just for me. We are going to do every part we are able to to realize our aim of returning to the Bundesliga. However we all know that we now have to remain on the bottom and be working laborious,” stated goalkeeper Andreas Leitner.