FC St. Pauli in front of squad collapse: Can the new ones fill the gaps?

FC St. Pauli in front of squad collapse: Can the new ones fill the gaps?

St Pauli, Deutschland - FC St. Pauli faces a significant change after relegation has been successfully secured last season. As ndr have left a number of players, while new obligations have so far been rare. Under the exits is also striker Johannes Eggestein, whose contract expires in the summer, and which is already the tenth departure of the neighborhood club.

In addition, Andreas Albers and Carlo Boukhalfa have not received a new contract, while Simon Zoller now ends his career. Further departures are Noah Weißhaupt, who returns to SC Freiburg, and Morgan Guilavogui, whose buyback by the RC Lens presents the association with a qualitative challenge. Guilavogui was the best scorer last season, and his departure could be difficult for St. Pauli's attack. The current storm consists of Elias Saad (injured), Maurides (awarded), Abdoulie Ceesay, Danel Sinani and Oladapo Afolayan. In an interview, the latter even criticized his coach Alexander Blessin, which raises questions about future collaboration.

The challenge for Andreas Bornemann

Andreas Bornemann, Managing Director of FC St. Pauli since 2019, now faces the challenge of replacing the departures sensibly. Transfermarkt Bornemann describes as an experienced man in the football business who has already proven himself at other clubs such as 1. FC Nürnberg and Holstein Kiel. At the age of 53, the native of Neuchâtel has a lot of experience and his good hand is required to redesign the squad.

Currently two new additions have been obliged - Arkadiusz Pyrka and Jannik Robatsch - but that's far from enough to close the gaps that leave the departures. Patience is required for fans, while the club management is actively working on further obligations. According to media reports, there is also interest in the Australian striker Noah Botic, which could venture on the offensive.

The transfer market situation

In general, the transfer period in global professional football takes place every six months, as well as Statista . Associations use this time to sell players or re -sign. The transfer sums vary greatly, and while only a few clubs can come up with three -digit million amounts, the Bundesliga show a wide variety of financial realities. Expenditures often exceed the income, which will also be an issue at St. Pauli, since the championship ambitions always want to stay at the pulse of time.

How the personnel changes at the Millerntor will ultimately affect sporting performance remains to be seen. A potential upheaval has opportunities, but could also become a challenge for the coming season. If Bornemann and his team do everything right, the signs may soon be on success.