Nik Prelec: Does the striker stay at Austria Vienna or does he go back?

Nik Prelec: Does the striker stay at Austria Vienna or does he go back?

The Slovenian striker Nik Prelec, born on June 10, 2001, could stay with Austria Vienna after being hired as a loan by Cagliari Calcio in July 2024. Since his arrival, Prelec has been a successful striker duo with the already fixed Maurice Malone. Despite this positive cooperation, however, there are still ambiguities about a fixed commitment of the 1.5 million euro valuable player. Laola1 Purchase option for Prelec is two million euros. However, Austria Vienna plans to do without this option, according to the Italian medium "L’En Unione Sarda".

In the past few weeks, both Prelec and the club management have negotiated a possibly cheaper deal. Its market value of 1.5 million euros reflects the strengths of the young attacker, which originally switched from WSG Tyrol to Cagliari for 1.13 million euros in January 2023. He signed a contract at Cagliari that runs until 2027. Wikipedia describes Prelecs career in 2021, and his creative missions in various borrowing before he Tirol and then came to Austria Vienna.

negotiations on the future

The talks between Prelec and the responsible persons of Austria Vienna remain decisive. The player's whereabouts in Vienna is not excluded, but the final decision about his future is still pending. The fact that the possibility of a firmer binding at a cheaper price may also be able to attract other clubs or the situation with the player. Transfer market also shows statistics about loan players, with Cagliari and his strategy under contract to be taken and offer them loan opportunities, highlighted.