Twelve players in the Sturm squad currently have a market value of over one million. “Due to the international games, development is much faster here,” says Schicker, who has a shadow squad ready in case a player leaves the Styrians. But Schicker also says: “All the players with whom we plan long-term have long-term contracts. And it’s up to us whether we sell the players if the worst comes to the worst. “First contract talks There have already been preliminary contract talks for players whose contracts are expiring (like Gazibegovic, Siebenhandl, Hierländer and Ljubic).
Before the Lazio hit – 36 million! Sturm’s course is going up steeply
