Overview
- SV Elversberg announced over the weekend that it exercised the purchase option for Lukasz Poreba and signed him to a three‑year contract for a reported €1.5 million plus a €100,000 promotion bonus.
- Immanuel Pherai remains on loan at Elversberg with a contractual buy option that sources say can be exercised only until June 15, creating a short deadline for a firm decision.
- Pherai’s reported post‑promotion valuation is about €2.5 million and his HSV contract runs until 2027, which gives HSV leverage to seek a higher fee or renegotiate if Elversberg lets the option lapse.
- Other HSV loanees are mostly set to return to Hamburg for preseason: Emir Sahiti impressed at Maccabi Tel Aviv but has reservations about staying despite a reported €500,000 option, Joel Agyekum will return after limited game time, and Aboubaka Soumahoro is unlikely to be bought by Saint‑Étienne.
- The Poreba transfer and the looming Pherai deadline highlight how pre‑set purchase options and fixed valuations are shaping HSV’s summer squad planning and could prompt fresh negotiations if clubs let options expire.