Obligation to buy triggered! Schicker offloads Hoffenheim flop

Last summer, Hoffenheim's multi-million flop Gift Orban joined newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Amed SK on loan. After just eleven matchdays, it is now official that he will not return to Sinsheim.

The attacker celebrated his tenth goal in the shirt of the surprise package against Galatasaray Istanbul last weekend – thereby triggering the obligation-to-buy clause anchored in his contract.

Hoffenheim take a loss

Amed club president Nahit Eren only recently revealed in an interview that the loan would turn into a permanent transfer once said milestone was reached.

According to him, a transfer fee of three million euros will go to TSG Hoffenheim, who previously paid nine million euros to Olympique Lyon for Orban. Orban was the first transfer made by TSG sporting director Andreas Schicker after taking office.

The attacker was under contract with the Sinsheim club until the summer of 2029.

Better than Mo Salah

While his time in Kraichgau was far from successful and he also failed to impress during his loan spell in Verona, Orban hit the ground running at Amed SK.

In just eleven matches, the 24-year-old scored ten goals and added five assists. As a result, the Nigerian tops the Süper Lig goal contributions chart ahead of Mohamed Salah (twelve goal contributions).