The 24-year-old signed a contract with the Viennese until 2026, as the European Cup starter announced on Wednesday. Confidentiality was agreed on the transfer terms. The “Kronenzeitung” (Wednesday edition) had previously reported that the Austria Transfers 1.3 million euros for Raguz. The attacker would have been under contract with LASK until 2024. What risks does this change mean for LASK? OÖN editor Harald Bartl already analyzed.
“It was clear to me that the Austria is the only option in Austria. I can feel that something is emerging here,” said Raguz in a statement from his new club. The 1.92m man was thrown off track in November 2020 by a cruciate ligament tear after having performed convincingly in the Europa League, among other places and was even considered for the national team, but the former U21 team player has not been able to find a foothold since his serious injury.
Last spring, Raguz was again plagued by minor injuries, so he only made eight appearances with one goal in the entire past season. “Marko is a highly talented player who, unfortunately, was somewhat stopped in his development by a serious injury. We have great confidence in his abilities and think that he will develop ideally with us and find his way back to his old strength,” said Austrias Sports Director Manuel Ortlechner.
For the Violets, Raguz is the second high-flying newcomer in attack after second division top scorer Haris Tabakovic. On Tuesday, the Viennese had already taken Reinhold Ranftl on loan from Schalke 04 to strengthen the right flank. The winger also has a past at LASK, whose former vice president Jürgen Werner was an investor in the spring Austria boarded.
The people of Linz lost a player who graduated from the Linz Football Academy in 2012 and made the leap to becoming a professional at the club. “Marko spent many years at LASK and played some memorable games for our club. On behalf of the entire club I would like to thank him for his commitment to LASK. It was his personal wish to leave the club now,” said sporting director Radovan Vujanovic .
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