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Another new signing coming, Tomas Zorn?

The sporting director of Wiener Austria talks about the situation on the transfer market and his new signings so far.

Another new signing coming, Tomas Zorn? Photo: © GEPA

FK Austria Wien has started the new season with four wins and one defeat.

The three new signings for the Violets have also been regularly involved so far.

Praise for Feddersen

Jonas Feddersen has been in the starting eleven four times. The 19-year-old central defender is one of the big winners of the season so far, as he was initially planned for the Young Violets.

Sporting director Tomas Zorn praises: "He has taken the step faster than expected. He has played very convincing games."

Buhari still needs training

Ibrahim Buhari is also practically already a permanent fixture in defense. The 24-year-old Nigerian has had practically no pre-season preparation, only arriving from Elfsborg in Sweden shortly before the start of the season.

"Buhari has only completed a few training sessions with the team where tactical content was truly involved. He still needs to settle in, he needs a few games to get up to speed," says Zorn.

Hettwer still needs time

Julian Hettwer also still needs time, although the attacking player has certainly been able to show his strengths.

Zorn: "After a long injury layoff in Düsseldorf, Hettwer first needs to be built up and take steps before he can call upon his full potential. However, you can already see in the games that he has the quality to become a very good player for us."

New signings currently impossible

The transfer window still has another month to run. The Violets' sporting director says: "I believe we could still strengthen one or two positions to be more dominant, also for squad depth."

Nevertheless, a new signing is currently not an option at all: "As of now, we are in such an economic position that we cannot do much; we are not financially capable enough to bring in a reinforcement."

Departures currently not in sight

Rather, someone else should be sold. "We are in a situation where we definitely still need to generate revenue on the sales side. When and if that happens is still in question. It has to be the right fit," says Zorn.

The Korean Taeseok Lee is still considered the hottest sales candidate.

However, nothing is currently so concrete that anything could be expected in the coming days, says Zorn, who sees no transfers coming in the near future.

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