Max Kruse’s move from Union Berlin to Wolfsburg provided material for discussions. Now the striker himself commented on the transfer.
Max Kruse’s move from Union Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg made waves. in the ZDF sports studio the 33-year-old justified his decision again and revealed that the departure from the iron had been planned for a long time.
Apparently, one of the reasons for the move to Wolfsburg was a strained relationship between Kruse and Union coach Urs Fischer. “I had a very intense and great time at Union, no question. But for me, the second year wasn’t like the first. I wasn’t as satisfied as in the first year,” said Kruse.
When asked, the offensive player went into more detail. The relationship wasn’t “completely broken or bad”, “but I imagined something different.”
In particular, the frequent late substitutions under Fischer should not have suited the 33-year-old. “As an athlete, you want to be on the pitch from the first to the last minute, so of course I’m also ambitious. And I didn’t understand some things the way others saw it,” Kruse criticized the Union coach . In his 23 season appearances for the Berliners, he was substituted 18 times in the final phase.
Max Kruse moved from Union to Wolfsburg at the end of January
Kruse surprisingly switched from the Iron to Wolfsburg at the end of January for a transfer fee of five million euros. The offensive player had made no secret of the fact that the decision in favor of VfL was primarily about financial aspects.
“If I want to continue the standard of living that I have now, I’m by no means all set, you have to be honest about that,” said Kruse. He might play for another two or three years: “If I then continued to live the way I do to this day, I won’t be able to do it in the long run with the money.”
Nevertheless, he would have had earlier considerations of leaving the Union. “The decision to leave the club in the summer had been made for a long time,” explained Kruse. “A main reason why I pondered for a long time: I would have liked to have won the cup with Union. Also because I haven’t won a title yet. But I had to make a decision, I did it.”
Source: Stern
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