St. Pauli conclude record sale of Philipp Treu to Freiburg | OneFootball

Sport Bild reports that transfer negotiations between two Bundesliga outfits swapping well over a month have finally wrapped. St. Pauli fullback Philipp Treu is now set to return to his former club SC Freiburg on a €5m deal. Treu – a Heidelberg native – came up through the Freiburg ranks and once featured for the SCF reserves in the 3. Liga.

St. Pauli and Freiburg have both had an active summer transfer window. Interestingly enough, Treu will constitute the third transaction involving the two clubs. Hamburg’s Kiezkicker opted to ship back Freiburg loanees Robert Wagner and Noah Weißhaupt earlier this month.

Treu’s base-transfer-fee counts as a new record for St. Pauli. The sale, which could far exceed €5m via bonus payments, is the highest sum the Hamburg-based club have ever received for a player.

Kicker – among others – reports that St. Pauli will utilize the proceeds to immediately finalize the purchase of recent FC Kaiserslautern standout Daisuke Yokota. The Japanese midfielder will serve as the Hanseatic club’s eighth summer signing.

Freiburg themselves have brought in four new summer additions, impressively concluding most of their targeted signings shortly after the Bundesliga campaign concluded in mid-May. The SCF front office then turned their attention to contract extensions.

Exciting young Swiss prospect Johan Manzambi inked a new deal early last week. Shortly after that, it was time to reward club legend Vincenzo Grifo. Kicker reports that French talent Jordy Makengo will also extend this week.

”There’s no end in sight for Vince,” Freiburg sporting director Klemens Hartenbach said of Grifo on the occasion of the Pforzheim native’s contract extension.  “He leads the way both on and off the pitch. It’s not just his statistics that are important for the team. He also exudes confidence and composure, which is infectious and helps his teammates immensely. We want this to continue in the coming years.”

“When I came here in 2015, none of this was foreseeable,” one of Germany’s most popular players himself added. “Now it’s my home. My heart lies in Freiburg. I’ve played 307 competitive games for SC. I’m doing very, very well here, both in terms of sport and privately. I want to continue on this path, play as many games as possible, help the young players, and also develop further personally.“

GGFN | Peter Weis