St. Pauli loses record players: Guilavogui returns to France!

St. Pauli loses record players: Guilavogui returns to France!

Hamburg, Deutschland - On June 11, 2025, FC St. Pauli pulled the purchase option for the Middle French player Morgan Guilavogui, who played a loan at the club last season. However, the club had to recognize that the parent association RC Lens had anchored a buyback option in the contract that enabled the French club to get the player back.

st. Pauli's sports director Andreas Bornemann was disappointed with the course of the events. He explained that Guilavogui would have liked to keep in a team due to his strong performance. Last season the player made a significant contribution to relegation and scored six goals and two assists.

Financial aspects of the transfer

The purchase option for Guilavogui was 3 million euros, which at the same time represents the highest amount that FC St. Pauli has ever spent on a player. The repurchase of RC Lens, however, was 4.5 million euros. With this transaction, St. Pauli nevertheless makes a profit of 1.5 million euros and thus describes Guilavogui as a record sales of the association.

role of Guilavogui at FC St. Pauli

Guilavogui's return to France closes a chapter after just one season at FC St. Pauli. The top of the club described its time in Hamburg as successful. He was able to stand out through his sporting achievements and the positive influence on the team, even if the player's return crossed the plans of St. Pauli as a whole.

The developments related to Morgan Guilavogui throw a light on the challenges of rental players in today's football world and at the same time emphasize the need for clubs to strategically deal with their squads. Further information on this topic and other transfers are available on Football Transfer.

To learn more details about the transfer, we refer to [Sport Sky] (https://sport.sky.de/transfer/news/341382108/st-pauli-bauhrt-fuer-guilavogui-lens-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-mit-rueck option) Krone, which have extensively reported on the situation.