Valentino Lazaro came relaxed from the training ground strolled. The black hat shades the face, nose and mouth of a black fleece hooded. His eyes, however, sparkled. He clap a few Fans and journalists. What was that?, should probably hot. Finally, had been some of the bright excitement on the grounds of alleged change of intentions.

Some media reported that Lazaro should be with AC Milan is already a change in the course of this Winter, agreed. Next day, back rowed all Involved. But not so hot, the story, Lazaro will not leave Berlin’s Bundesliga team Hertha BSC in the winter break again – not for 20 million euros, and also not for 25 million. His employer out of the castle directly before the Transfer in any case, clearly.

what Was that?

On the last meters of the first half of the season must therefore deal well Hertha with the rumors. Between the 1. and 31. January is open the transfer window, there are all kinds of players are traded. Some because they are dissatisfied with their current Situation, others because they have played out in the foreground and interesting for bigger clubs and higher tasks. In the latter category, Valentino Lazaro is undoubtedly one of.

Dardai schulte Lazaro for rights defenders

The native of Graz, who came in last summer for five and a half million euros from Red Bull Salzburg, Hertha, Berlin’s discovery of the season. In the summer of schulte coach Pal Dardai the skilled offensive player with extraordinary success to the game and storming right-back. “The most Difficult thing was to persuade him”, told Dardai. “Of course he thinks I’m the attacker. What am I supposed to back there?“ But the 42-year-old Hungarian was able to convince the 22-year-old Austrian, that the new Position is in the ideal case, is an offensive. “In our possession, you’re a real attacker.” The sat with Lazaro and fit right off the bat for Hertha.

As a playmaker on the outside Lazaro has played as the only Herthaner all 16 of the previous Bundesliga season games, he has two goals and four assists essential accents, and symbolically stands for the playful development of Berlin. Not least, he has a certain Mitchell Weiser forget that you had kept at Hertha for a long time are irreplaceable. The 24-Year-old had to leave Hertha for twelve million euros in the direction of Bayer Leverkusen – Herthas last half-season opponents on Saturday (15.30 clock/live on Sky).

Already in his first Berlin year of the contract had indicated that Herthas million investment in Valentino Lazaro would pay off, as the Austrian national team player was primarily used as an attacking player on the right outer side and with pace, wit and action speed convinced. “Tino enriched our game in a special way,” said Dardai, “with him we are better.” So Lazaros had woken up already in the autumn of greed. For example, when Premier League club West Ham United. But even then, ended Herthas Management any hopes of a Transfer.

“Tino wants to play with Hertha at the top”

Lazaro has the Berliners a contract until 2021. Since this contains no exit clause, without the consent of Hertha nothing. Lazaros Advisor to Max She said at the time that “Tino is playing the season in Berlin in any case to the end. He feels comfortable at Hertha. And Hertha feels comfortable with him, I think.“ Similarly, the former Austrian national player, She listened to this week, when he was in Berlin and said: “Tino wants to play with Hertha at the top.” Of course, there were conversations, “I’m going to repeatedly pointed to the great development of him.” Statements like this belong to the usual Poker game consultants.

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However, with Hertha until the end of today, no concrete offer from Milan, or anywhere else arrived. After the end of the season in the summer, it could look quite different. It can not hurt to make the coveted player of a departure from Berlin as difficult as possible. A victory to the annual financial statements in Leverkusen would be a Signal. Just as the Berliners have managed in this season already with Wins over Mönchengladbach, Bayern and Frankfurt, as well as the draw at the autumn Champions Dortmund. “Three points would put us in a position to in the back round once more right to attack”, said Herthas Manager Michael Preetz. Wherever this leads. Hertha BSC and Valentino Lazaro.