Overview
- Hamburger SV arrived in Oberlängenfeld for a roughly 30-player training camp to build fitness, integrate youth players and prepare tactics for the season.
- HSV lost their opening preseason friendly 2-3 to Rapid Wien, a match that featured 45-minute debuts for new signings Kofi Amoako and Martin Adeline and all five goals in the first half.
- The club officially confirmed Aboubaka Soumahoro’s season-long loan to RCD Mallorca to secure him regular first-team minutes.
- Luka Vuskovic’s high-value transfer to Brighton is completed and reported at about €54 million, while Martin Adeline is widely reported as agreed with the player pending final club-to-club terms and Patson Daka remains a live transfer rumor with reports of a possible medical.
- A reopened public-prosecutor investigation into Mario Vuskovic is a developing legal matter that does not yet appear to block sporting plans but is likely to affect monitoring of player availability and public perception going forward.