Christian Streich receives award as coach of the year

Freiburg’s Christian Streich proudly accepted the award for coach of the year.

“I’m more than happy about the award. I really appreciate it. I find it incredible that they voted for me,” said the 57-year-old ahead of the Bundesliga home game against Borussia Dortmund on Friday (live from 8:30 p.m on DAZN): “Not everyone can be wrong, we obviously did some things well.”

At the annual table football– Voting among Germany’s sports journalists, Streich had prevailed over Frankfurt’s Oliver Glasner.

He accepts the award “on behalf of the club and everyone who works here,” emphasized the longest-serving coach in the league: “I think it’s incredibly great that we’re being honored for things we’ve done together.”

He had “already built a pedestal for the trophy and I’ll hang a picture of myself over it,” he joked and then restricted: “It will definitely find a place somewhere in the apartment. But not in such a way that the people are forced to watch it all the time.”

Transfers – Already phone calls: Ex-BVB star before Bundesliga return?

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The summer transfer window in the European leagues is open. The rumor mill is cooking. Who goes where? Which transfers are fixed? What are the rumours? The news and rumors of August 11th.

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KRZYSZTOF PIATEK: The 27-year-old striker is on the sidelines at Hertha, he wasn’t even in the squad at the start of the Bundesliga. According to Sky, however, there have been no offers so far. The staff is interesting though…

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… because according to the report, those responsible in Berlin already have their sights set on a successor. When Piatek leaves, PACO ALCACER should come. Allegedly, there have already been phone calls regarding a change of the 28-year-old.

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Alcacer is currently under contract with Villarreal, he already knows the Bundesliga from his time at Borussia Dortmund. Last season he scored five goals in 22 games for the Spaniards, for whom he has played since 2020.

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At the end of July it was already said that Alcacer would like to return to the Bundesliga because he is not always set by coach Unai Emery. His management offered him to BVB, Union Berlin and Hertha.

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FRENKIE DE JONG: The rumors about the 25-year-old Dutchman don’t stop. According to the Times, Chelsea are about to sign Manchester United player De Jong.

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With the disputes at Barça over De Jong’s current contract, a departure of the 44-time Dutch international seems increasingly likely. Even if he himself would like to stay with the Catalans.

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RAPHAEL GUERREIRO: Manchester City is probably hot to sign BVB full-back Guerreiro. The 28-year-old Portuguese made 189 appearances for BVB and scored 34 goals and 37 assists.

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REMO FREULER: Nottingham Forest are apparently close to signing Atalanta captain Remo Freuler. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, a fee of 9 million euros is in the room.

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Freuler made 202 Serie A appearances for Bergamo, scoring 17 and adding 16 goals. The 30-year-old Swiss has a contract until 2025.

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MOHAMED SIMAKAN: According to information from L’Équipe, Paris Saint-Germain is probably hot for Leipzig central defender Simakan. The 22-year-old Frenchman joined RB from Strasbourg a year ago.

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RB Leipzig probably demands at least 40 million euros for the great central defender talent. However, PSG would probably also be willing to offer their own defensive players for exchange.

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JEAN-CLAIR TODIBO: Should Milan Škriniar switch to Paris Saint-Germain, according to Foot Mercato information, Schalke flop Todibo would be the replacement. Inter Milan will probably have to dig deep into their pockets.

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Currently under contract with OGC Nice until 2026, Todibo has a market value of 20-25 million euros. The former Barcelona player managed to establish himself in the squad last summer, making 40 appearances for Nice.

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DOMEIQUE HEINTZ: Heintz is moving from Union Berlin to VfL Bochum on loan. The central defender only moved from SC Freiburg to Berlin in early 2022. He has a contract with the Irons until 2024.

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HOUSSEM AOUAR: Nottingham Forest continues shopping. L’Équipe reported that Tricky Trees have approached Olympique Lyon about a transfer of Houssem Aouar.

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Aouar is considered a promising central midfielder. He comes from the Lyon youth and still has a contract there until 2023. Nottingham Forest are not alone in courting him. AS Roma and Betis Sevilla are also interested.

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JORRIT HENDRIX: Fortuna Düsseldorf has strengthened with the Dutch midfielder. The 27-year-old, who last played for Feyenoord Rotterdam in the honors division, has been given a contract that runs until June 30, 2023.

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Hendrix moves to the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia on a free transfer. “At 27 I’m a good age for a footballer – now I’d like to play a lot of minutes for a great club. In Düsseldorf I have the chance to do so,” said the new signing.

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Xavi has plenty of choices in central midfield. González’s chances of playing regularly were therefore slim, which is why he is now on loan for one season.

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NICO GONZÁLEZ: FC Valencia will loan midfielder Nico González from FC Barcelona. The young Spaniard confirmed this to Mundo Deportivo. “I’m very happy and satisfied to be here,” said González

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ALEXANDER SÖRLOTH: After the departure of Anthony Modeste, 1.FC Köln is looking for a new centre-forward. With Timo Werner, Leipzig has a new signing. Alexander Sörloth is probably no longer needed, and according to image information, he may well leave RB.

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ILAIX MORIBA: The 19-year-old moved to Leipzig in 2021 for 16 million euros. According to Relevo reports, he is now facing a move back to FC Valencia. Crystal Palace now wants to prevent this transfer and would like to sign it themselves.

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AMADOU HAIDARA: Haidara will probably also be tight in the RB Leipzig squad. The 24-year-old still has a valid contract until 2025. So far, nothing is known about interested parties.

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JULIAN WEIGL: According to Sky information, Borussia from Mönchengladbach is trying to get the 26-year-old signed. Benfica Lisbon, where Weigl is still under contract until 2024, will probably ask for a fee of around 15 million euros.

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Borussia is probably aiming for a loan deal with the Portuguese and will commit Weigl to a purchase option if he performs convincingly. In turn, Benfica does not want to vote for this model because they want to generate a transfer fee for Weigl.

Streich sounds the alarm about climate change

At the same time, Streich sounds the alarm because of the increasingly noticeable climate change. “It’s bad and worrying. We’ve known it for years,” said the 57-year-old. But he has “great concerns that something will change in our attitude overall. That’s why it will continue like this”.

With these problems, football “is not the first relevance, but other things are much more important”. For example, he worries enormously about agriculture because of the drought. “That’s why I’m so happy when it rains,” said the league’s longest-serving coach. But he fears that water and vegetation will not be the same in the future as they are now.

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