A change in the Spanish La Liga is a long-cherished goal for many footballers. However, for two professionals who once stood at BVB and FC Schalke 04 under contract, the step amounted to a nightmare.
- Matthew Hoppe after leaving FC Schalke 04 in the crisis
- “Turkish Messi” disappointed not only at BVB
Like a phoenix from the ashes emerged Matthew Hoppe 2020/21 in the first team of FC Schalke 04 and headed six goals in 22 Bundesliga games for. However, the descent of the miners from the German upper house even he could not prevent.
Nevertheless, the performance of 20-year-olds called the competition on the plan. Ultimately took Schalke the chance to let the US national team to RCD Mallorca in the Spanish Primera División draw and filled the dangerous empty coffers with 3.5 million euros.
Meanwhile distinctly clear that the Royal Blues are the only winner of this deal. Hoppe graduated so far only four short assignments for the club from the Balearic Islands. with only the crashing 1: 6-swatter against Real Madrid, the attacker was in the starting lineup and was even able to record a Assist.
Matthew Hoppe after leaving FC Schalke 04 in the crisis
No wonder that critical voices were not long in coming. The Spanish “Marca” judged Hoppes Mallorca adventure in mid-November 2021 as a “nightmare”. Even coach Luis Garcia left no doubt that the Youngster difficult the change of air.
“. I speak English with him, but with the group Spanish Finally go many things to Matthew over, not only in football but also in terms of integration,” coach Luis García faced the Schalkes newspaper clear: “You see your teammates laugh and you do not know what they were laughing. ” But that’s not all: Shortly thereafter, The Body Shoppe slowed further. A muscular injury put the Youngster two months out of action.
Last haunted even a return to Germany through the media. Even the FC Schalke 04 was traded.
Just over a month later constricted Hoppe soccer shoes but still for Mallorca. However, improvement is still barely in sight. On the last matchday Hoppe was once again only on the bench again.
“Turkish Messi” disappointed not only at BVB
As it is, if one does not live up to expectations as a result of transfers, Emre Mor know only too well. Accompanied by-media hoopla joined the attacker in 2016 by the Danish first division side FC Nordsjaelland for BVB, who flipped almost ten million euros for the “Turkish Messi” as titled offensive player on the table.
The best, however, that you should connect with Mor in Dortmund is the fact that you could sell it later for 13 million euros at Celta Vigo one year. Really happy, however, the 24-year-old was not in Spain. This was followed by unconvincing lending commitments at Galatasaray and Olympiakos Piraeus before Mor before the current season also on loan at Fatih Karagümrük hired.
With the Turkish first division Mor struggling in the bottom third of the table against relegation, could with a goal in 13 league games but once again not leave the big impression. Last Saturday it continued the next blow to the neck: With Mor in the starting lineup went Fatih Karagümrük with 0: 5 in Adana Demirspor the ex-Schalke Benjamin Stambouli and Younès Belhanda and Italy’s enfant terrible Mario Baloteli below.
The Turkish former international Tümer Metin scored Mor against “Tivibu Spor” of recent public. “. Young players can learn, he has learned nothing, when I saw him today play revealed to be playing the same problems as six years ago,” said Metin after the 0: 1 defeat against Besiktas on 18 January.
Marc Affeldt