ROBERT GLATZEL - Completed transfer to Hamburg

[jon1959]

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/hsv-hamburg-in-discussions-cardiff-20882406

German second-tier club HSV Hamburg are reportedly in discussions with Cardiff City over a deal to sign Robert Glatzel.

The striker was signed by Neil Warnock back in the summer of 2019 for £5.5m from German outfit Heidenheim, however his time with the Bluebirds has been mixed.

It became abundantly clear early on in Mick McCarthy's reign that Glatzel did not have a future with the Bluebirds, with the manager shipping him off to Mainz for a loan move until the end of the season.

McCarthy subsequently stated that Glatzel was up for sale this summer, claiming the German was "not for him" and effectively ending his two-year stint with the Welsh capital city club.

Now, German outlet Bild report that Hamburg are in discussions with Cardiff City over signing the striker this summer.

It is claimed that a transfer fee of "around €500,000 (£428,000) is being discussed" between the two clubs with Hamburg looking to "strengthen their attack" after finishing fourth in Bundesliga 2 last term.

The other striker reportedly on Hamburg's radar is young Danish talent Mikkel Kaufmann. The 20-year-old FC Copenhagen player has a contract until 2024, though, and could prove a more costly option.

Glatzel, whose deal runs out next summer, managed just 11 goals in 58 games across a season and a half with the Bluebirds and netted just two in 11 appearances for Bundesliga outfit Mainz at the tail end of last season.

http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-eyeing-cardiff-man-strengthen-attack-deal-worth-around-e500000-discussed/

[life on mars]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

6 million , plus sell on clause or nothing .

I'd argue we have developed him since his 5.5 million move

[Kitman]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Seems crazy to accept that fee

He scored some tidy goals for us

[Whisperer]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Get Rid

[Rjk]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

He isn't going to play, and we have too many strikers. We are hardly in a good bargaining position.

[Grangenders]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Take the money now. He’s in the last year of his contract so unless we sell him before this transfer window closes, he’ll walk away for free next year after sitting on another year’s wages

[Hilts]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Good news if true. 500k plus a years wages off the books is a good deal.

I thought wed be looking at a years loan.

5.5m ffs.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Good news if true. 500k plus a years wages off the books is a good deal.

I thought wed be looking at a years loan.

5.5m ffs.

^^^ This

[Mario Miethig]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

I like Glatzel, but it’s patently obvious he’s not suited to the Championship. Glatzel for £5 mill, plus Vassell for, correct me if I’m wrong, £3.5 mill. Great business by Warnock!

[Shrewsbury Blue]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

No use to us if MM won't play him. Can't see us getting any more than that for him and he will be on good money too. As far as I am concerned he can become a hamburger.

[Tuerto]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Cut our losses. He's an honest player, works hard, doesn't hide and i was willing him on to do well. The fact is that he's not made for Championship football. So how can the club get around that if he doesn't possess any other traits (like pace, good movement, awareness in the box etc) that can over ride his inability to compete physically at this level? They can't is the simple answer. He isn't strong enough and doesn't have the ability to negate that weakness.

[jon1959]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

I like Glatzel, but it’s patently obvious he’s not suited to the Championship. Glatzel for £5 mill, plus Vassell for, correct me if I’m wrong, £3.5 mill. Great business by Warnock!

Vassell's fee was undisclosed, but most news outlets and transfer sites quote just under £2m. A more realistic fee - even back in the pre-Covid insanity of summer 2019 - would have been what Glatzel may bring in this window if the reports are correct.

[Rjk]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Vassell's fee was undisclosed, but most news outlets and transfer sites quote just under £2m. A more realistic fee - even back in the pre-Covid insanity of summer 2019 - would have been what Glatzel may bring in this window if the reports are correct.

of course Warnock later claimed who he REALLY wanted was Oli Watkins, but the club wouldn't sign him for £2million

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Done deal according to the club's website, undisclosed fee.

[RichardM]

Re: Glatzel to Hamburg for £430k - maybe.

Confirmed https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...-joins-hamburg