Hopefully the footballers of FC Blau-Weiss Linz can maintain their form until the start of the second football league on July 22nd against Vienna. The Styrian observers were also impressed by Linz’s performance in the 1-1 away draw against Bundesliga runners-up SK Sturm Graz. In addition, Sturm Graz started with the first set and hardly made any substitutions because the substitutes had their own game against Liefering. After Horvath made it 1-0 for Graz (57′), Manuel Maranda equalized (78′). FC Blau-Weiß Linz was able to wrap up a very important contract extension: Nicolas Schmid, who would certainly have made it into the Bundesliga this season, at least as a substitute, has extended his contract early until 2025.
Don’t worry about Plavotic
When SV Ried drew 1-1 against 1860 Munich, it was obvious that they had the bigger problems on the offensive. The question is whether you will take a little longer until the prices on the transfer market drop or whether you will strike quickly. There is definitely still a need for action. There is less fear for central defender Tin Plavotic, who was recently linked in Polish media with a foreign transfer to Gornik Zabrze. Ried’s head of sport Thomas Reicheltshammer knows nothing about it. “There’s nothing wrong with that, we haven’t received a request. And a change without our consent is not possible,” says Reifeltshammer in relation to a possible exit clause in the contract, which was only recently extended and runs until 2024. Defender Julian Turi will probably be out for several weeks with a shoulder injury.
LASK looking for a striker
The search for a striker at LASK also remains exciting. There are currently a few balls in the air – which one you choose depends on the daily developments on the transfer market. In any case, two more strikers should be brought in. By the end of the week, it’s quite possible that you’ll already have at least one new attacker under contract.
The possible change from AS Roma defender William Bianda to the black and white, which appeared in the Italian media yesterday, is a media duck. In the 2-0 friendly win against Rapid Bucharest, new signing Marin Ljubicic was able to score 1-0 after just twelve minutes. Thomas Goiginger also scored.
Source: Nachrichten
