Football Transferticker: Dardai remains Hertha coach

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"Then I can confirm that"

The style of the announcement was a bit strange, but the message is likely to please all Hertha fans. Pal Dardai remains coach of the Berlin. "He has a contract with us as a coach, and the question is whether he trains the first team or whether he changes to the junior team," said manager Michael Preetz. "If you ask me if he's our coach next season, then I can confirm that."

The staff had last provided for "a bit of excitement", as Preetz admitted. Dardai himself had talked about how he could imagine working as a junior coach again. "You have a lot less pressure, you do not have to prove anything to anyone, you only have to train players and win for us," Dardai had said to the "Sport Bild" and even put other career options into play: "I could also be a good gardener."

For the further cooperation no new contract conclusion was necessary. Hertha opted for extra time in the head coach's position for another year. Dardais work contract for the young is indefinite.

A Dardai seldom comes alone

In addition to coach Pal and his son Palko remains in Berlin. The 19-year-old has been playing for Hertha since 2011. "Palko is one of our outstanding '99-year-olds and has proven his skills in the youth field and is currently making his first appearance in professional football." We want to further promote him and support him on his way ,

Our next homebrew will stay on the ball: Palko # Dárdai renews his contract # The future belongs to Berlin #hahohe pic.twitter.com/sWgDqv1pVG

Özcan changes from Stuttgart to HSV

Hamburger SV have signed Turkish international Berkay Özcan from VfB Stuttgart. In Hamburg it comes to the reunion of the 20-year-old midfielder with his former coach Hannes Wolf. Together, the two had risen in 2017 with the VfB in the Bundesliga. They want to repeat this season with HSV. The Hamburg are leaders in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Berkay # Özcan today signed a contract with us until 2023 You can find all the information on our website https://t.co/E5IaFzrjRW#nurderHSV #new access pic.twitter.com/QRoSPREtM7

As the HSV confirmed, Özcan has signed a league-dependent contract, which is valid until June 2023. The amount of the transfer fee made both clubs no information.