If Nati coach Vladimir Petkovic (57) were to determine the team line-up based on the price of his players’ cars, Steven Zuber (29) and Djibril Sow (24) would be guaranteed to be in the regular formation: The two Eintracht-Frankfurt will go to the training camp in Bad Ragaz at the end of May -Stars together in the chic Ferrari GTC4 Lusso by Steven Zuber. Value of the four-seater, 610 hp super sports car: at least CHF 267,000. Zuber and co-driver Sow have a regular place in the most expensive cars.
But the Ferrari is by no means the only exclusive vehicle our footballers use. The owners of the most expensive and strongest super sledges also include Liverpool star and long-term reservist Xherdan Shaqiri (29) and his colleague from Gladbach, Denis Zakaria (24), who come along in the Lamborghini Urus.
Lambo here, Porsche there
With an output of 650 hp, the Italian super SUV is not only the second most powerful vehicle in the player fleet, but also the second most expensive with a price starting at CHF 258,000. However, Zakarias Urus is a refined version of the tuner Mansory. Not only does it generate up to 810 hp, it also costs well over 400,000 francs – so Zakaria is the crown of the most expensive Nati star car!
The next car to storm up front in the line-up is the four-door Panamera from Porsche. While Lisbon striker Haris Seferovic (29) drives up in the previous model, in which a 550 PS strong V8 biturbo alone drives the sports sedan, Basel defender Silvan Widmer (28) has treated himself to the new top version of the Panamera range as a station wagon variant. With its full name, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo, the Porsche, with its combination of four-liter V8 and electric motor, delivers an incredible 700 hp and shoots to 100 km / h in 3.2 seconds! Price of this rocket on wheels: from CHF 245,400.
Embolo shows off, Xhaka shows off modestly
Breel Embolo (24) currently has to tremble for a regular place at the European Championship games. In the list of the fattest and most expensive cars, the Gladbach striker has his place for sure: The 585 hp Mercedes-AMG G 63, with which Embolo drives up in Bad Ragaz, is in the price list from 198,700 francs. Eindhoven goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo (27) also relies on Mercedes, but he does not drive up to Bad Ragaz himself, but gets out of the S-Class from the seat on the right at the back. Depending on the version and drive, the luxury sedan has up to 503 hp and costs up to 158,000 francs – without special equipment, mind you.
Of course, Nati-Captain Granit Xhaka (28) is also present at the preparatory camp in the canton of St. Gallen. The Premier League star from Arsenal London also loves expensive and fast cars and was already the proud owner of a Lamborghini Urus and an Audi R8. But in front of the luxury resort, Xhaka comes up very modestly in the compact SUV T-Roc from Nati sponsor Volkswagen. List price: from just under CHF 23,000. Did he already know that his tattoo affair would cause enough fuss a few days later?
Petkovic’s VW as a good omen?
The Gladbach mercenaries Yann Sommer (32) and Nico Elvedi (24) are also anything but ostentatious. Together they travel to the training camp in the new all-wheel-drive electric SUV VW ID.4 GTX. But Newcastle defender Fabian Schär (29) ensures the most sympathetic appearance in St. Gallen: instead of having loads of horsepower under the hood, mother Marion personally chauffeurs him to the Grand Resort in a BMW station wagon. As a thank you, there is a warm hug to say goodbye.
And Vladimir Petkovic? The boss arrives in the VW Touareg. The noble SUV not only looks robust and elegant, but also offers a lot of power with up to 462 hp and with prices from around 70,000 francs does not play in the top league of vehicles, but does not have to hide from them – somehow this car seems to embody our national team pretty well. Is it a good omen for the upcoming EM? We keep our feet on the gas – uh, sorry – our fingers crossed.