Freund. “That makes us very interesting
for talents who otherwise would
probably never have chosen to come
toAustria.Itmakesusattractiveto
talent. They then play in a rather small
league and, in recent years, always at
Champions League level. It’s not just
about winning titles in Austria, but also
playing a lot of games in the Europa
League or Champions League. In this
way, the players can develop in the
best possible way.”
In Austria, this influx of foreign
youngsters has been unprecedented.
Der Standardjournalist Andreas
Hagenauer explains: “Breakthroughs
of Haaland and Mane are top of that
list. Sure, it was a surprise that they
skyrocketed like they did. As followers
of a small Austrian league, we were
not used to things like that. Keita was
one of the best players who ever
played in our league; Szoboszlai
wasalsooneofthemostgifted.
We’ll see about Daka as well.”
If Salzburg sell a player, they are
usually ready to replace him quickly.
Rather than panic buying, they simply
select one of the players loaned out to
Liefering, or delve into their Under-19
team, which won the UEFA YouthLeague in 2017 with a team featuring
Daka, plus Leipzig superstar Amadou
Haidara, Fiorentina defender Igor and
Austrian midfielder Hannes Wolf.
There’s a clear idea about theeyewitness
Celebrations...the players
and supporters celebrate
their draw with Bayern
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Top talent...young
German forward
Karim Adeyemi
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