Austria’s team striker will play for the Europa League starter in the future, as the Freiburg team, who are currently training in Schruns, announced on Friday. There was a personnel swap between the two German Bundesliga teams. In return, Ermedin Demirovic moved from Freiburg to Augsburg, where he took over Gregoritsch’s position.
According to “kicker”, no transfer fee was due. Gregoritsch’s contract, which Freiburg would have liked to have signed last year, would have continued in Augsburg for another year until the end of June 2023. How long the 28-year-old Styrian signed with the club of long-term coach Christian Streich was not announced. Gregoritsch meets his national team colleague Philipp Lienhart in Freiburg.
In the past season, the striker scored nine goals for Augsburg – seven of them in the second half of the season. “Michael has really developed again in the past year. In terms of frustration tolerance and personality, he was able to make another significant step in addition to his already existing qualities such as playfulness and final strength,” said Freiburg’s sporting director Klemens Hartenbach. The sports club is happy that the transfer worked on the second attempt.
Gregoritsch himself reported that contact with Freiburg had existed for a long time. “The team had an impressive season and I’m delighted to be part of this squad.” Freiburg could even hope for a place in the Champions League last season. It ended up being sixth, three points behind fourth-placed Leipzig.
Source: Nachrichten
