Transfer thriller around Sota Kitano: Austria Vienna fails again!

Transfer thriller around Sota Kitano: Austria Vienna fails again!

Wien, Österreich - The last few weeks in the Admiral Bundesliga have been shaped by intensive transfer rumors. In particular, the Viennese Austria has both sparked interest on the transfer market and accepted some setbacks. With yesterday's match day, Austria is facing a crucial phase because it still has chances of winning the title. Nevertheless, the planning for the coming season is already underway in the background.

sports director Jürgen Werner recently commented on the association's transfer goals at "Sky | DAB the audio proof". All eyes are particularly aimed at Sota Kitano, a promising striker of Cerezo Osaka. This player was courted by Austria and Red Bull Salzburg. Werner confirmed that an agreement with Salzburg is considered safe.

transfer market and challenges

In addition to Red Bull Salzburg, the Hamburger SV also expressed interest in Kitano, which also complicated the situation for the Wiener Austria. According to Werner, Austria can pay good salaries, but has difficulty keeping up if you replace. This means that they are often surpassed by German second division teams.

also in the headlines is striker Youssef El Kachata from SC Telstar, who will also not switch to Austria. In this case, the Bundesliga promoted Hamburger SV cut out the competition from Vienna.

Kitano's performance data

Sota Kitano has already scored four goals in 15 missions in the current J1 League season and gave two templates. The 20-year-old is currently estimated at 400,000 euros, his contract with Cerezo Osaka runs until the end of January 2026. According to the Japanese media report ’Nikkan Sports', the transfer negotiations around Kitano are coming to an end, and Salzburg is expected to be the new club of talented strikers.

For the Viennese Austria, it remains to be seen how the situation around Sota Kitano is developing and what other strategic decisions the association will make in the upcoming transfer period. The focus is initially on reaching the current goal of the season and at the same time setting the course for the future.

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