Ebnoutalib’s Nine-in-Nine Surge Propels Elversberg to 2. Bundesliga Lead

Overview

• Elversberg sit first after nine matches, with Younes Ebnoutalib supplying 40% of their 22 goals, according to Merkur.
• The 22-year-old has nine goals in nine league games, including a hat-trick in a 6:0 win over Greuther Fürth and three earlier braces.
• He joined in January from FC Gießen for about €100,000 after seven months without a club following a metatarsal fracture during a difficult stint at AC Perugia.
• BILD reports Elversberg hold Ebnoutalib under contract until 2028, are already quoting €6–8 million, and expect initial winter inquiries with concrete offers likely after the season.
• Merkur notes his listed market value rose to €1.5 million in October as national attention grows.