Overview

• HSV paid €4.5 million plus a 30 percent sell-on clause to RB Salzburg, marking their biggest transfer outlay since 2017.
• Capaldo signed a four-year contract and carries a €5 million market valuation, making him the second-highest valued player in the squad.
• The 26-year-old arrives with Champions League experience and has won domestic doubles with Boca Juniors and RB Salzburg.
• At Salzburg he primarily featured as a number eight but also covered right-back and wing roles, underlining his positional flexibility.
• Sporting director Stefan Kuntz praised Capaldo’s energy, mentality and temperament as assets on and off the pitch.