Next to Sampdoria, CFC Genoa is the second big club in the Ligurian port city. And since Thursday the new sporting home of Stefan Ilsanker. The Halleiner signed a two-year contract with the second division team, which is aiming for immediate promotion with Ilsanker. In a new, leading role for the 33-year-old.
While his ex-club colleague at Frankfurt, Martin Hinteregger, surprisingly ended his career on Thursday, Stefan Ilsanker opened a new chapter. The 33-year-old Halleiner signed a two-year contract with CFC Genoa. The oldest existing football club in Italy (founded in 1893) was relegated to Serie B this year. With Salzburg as the driving force, however, immediate resurgence is targeted. Last week, “Ilse” flew by helicopter from Salzburg to Genoa for a medical check-up with football friend Lukas Schubert and the Salzburg consultants Frank Schreier and Josef Bachleitner (More than Sport) – by the way, in the helicopter operated by Thomas Morgenstern and Martin Hinteregger GmbH. There were other offers Germany and Arabia The “deal” only became official on Thursday morning. “There were two or three legal things to be clarified,” said Schreier. For Ilsanker itself, after Mattersburg, Salzburg, Leipzig and Frankfurt, it is a new, exciting challenge: “I want the traditional club to play in Serie A again. And I’m looking forward to getting to know a new country with a new culture.” Only 14 appearances and 286 minutes of play in the previous season. The defensive all-rounder had an offer from the German Bundesliga and from the Arab region, but decided on the club on the Ligurian coast . “The good talks with coach Blessin and sporting director Spors were the deciding factor.” “Ilse” only made 14 appearances and played 286 minutes in Frankfurt last year. He will now play a key role at Genoa – as the head of defence. Ralf Rangnick recently ignored the 61-time team kicker. But the ÖFB team chapter is not over for him.
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