Mio Backhaus could leave Werder Bremen in the summer – but who will be the new number one? The choice could fall on Karl Hein!
Bremen – The end of the season Karl Hein is also on Mio Backhaus not passed by without a trace. When asked about the Estonian’s serious hand injury, the number one said SV Werder Bremen recently: “It’s of course easy to say as the person who plays in front of him, but you wouldn’t wish something like that on anyone. Regardless of football, he’s an incredibly nice guy who always supports me. It’s also a big loss for our group of goalkeepers because Karl has enormous quality.” However, Hein probably won’t be training with Backhaus because, regardless of his thumb injury, there is a lot to be said for the keepers no longer forming a goalkeeper duo at Osterdeich next season – at most one of them will probably still be under contract with Werder.
If there was a lucrative offer for Mio Backhaus, Werder Bremen would be willing to talk – and Karl Hein would be the top candidate as the new number one
As can be heard, the Bremen team is facing a summer departure Mio Backhaus not categorically opposed to. According to the “transfermarkt.de” portal, the German U21 national goalkeeper increased his market value from two to twelve million euros during his first Bundesliga season, so he could be next Karim Coulibaly be another talent that brings a lot of money into the coffers SV Werder Bremen rinses. There had been interest in the Mönchengladbach native from time to time in the past. If a lucrative offer were received for Backhaus am Osterdeich, Werder would be willing to talk – and Karl Hein Top candidate as the new number one. Those responsible are more than convinced of the skills of the keeper, who has played two Bundesliga games this season and shown good performances.
For the loan from Arsenal FC Werder Bremen as is well known, a purchase option worth around three million euros. After DeichStube information The Green-Whites could have made use of this in the winter and then sold Hein for a profit. The possibility of this would have existed and would have been economically attractive, but it was not even discussed at Werder. On the one hand, because a new number 2 would be needed, on the other hand, because the club Karl Hein would therefore have been completely out of hand. Hein himself is said to have initially not been happy about this decision in the winter because he really wants to play. The Estonian national goalkeeper has signaled internally that he wants to be number one between the posts by summer at the latest – in Bremen or elsewhere.
The next career step for Karl Hein could become a reality at Werder Bremen – if Mio Backhaus leaves
At his home club Arsenal FC, this plan hardly seems realistic for the 23-year-old. At Werder Bremen however, could be for Karl Hein the next career step becomes a reality – just in case Mio Backhaus goes. However, there have so far been no signals from Backhaus that he would like to change immediately after the first year of the Bundesliga – similar to his teammate Coulibaly. On the contrary: the goalkeeper feels right at home in the team, club and city.
For Karl Hein First of all, the priority is to get fit again. After his operation on Tuesday in London, he wants to get back on the pitch as quickly as possible. “It’s all part of the trip. Lions don’t recover like humans. I’ll be back quickly,” announced the keeper SV Werder Bremen on social media. (bvo/dco)
