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We are delighted to announce the signing of Kilian Ludewig on loan until the end of the season, from RedBullSalzburg.
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I doubt we’ll sign this lad permanently especially if we go down but good luck to him for the rest of this season, it’s one of the defensive positions we need to strengthen.
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19 year old defender from Struber's previous club, Austrian second tier FC Liefering, the Red Bull Salzburg feeder club. May be slightly misleading to claim he is from RB Salzburg as he has not made any appearances for the club but it sounds more impressive as they technically "own" him.
That's Struber's two wildcards from outside the Spreadsheet, similar to Hoss allowing Stendel to bring in Bahre on loan initially and Radlinger.
Last edited by SBRed48; 09-01-2020 at 05:06 PM.
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Should be a great Signing this Highly rated in the german set up, i know people will play the no experience card and too young card ect but neither had Clarke Odour and hes not exactly turned out to be a bad player given the chance
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You'll settle for owtOriginally Posted by PontyBram
Another Sibbick ?
It reminds me of having a go on the National Lottery with a lucky dip card
Last edited by Exiletyke; 09-01-2020 at 05:12 PM.
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Defender arrives on loan from Red Bull Salzburg until the summer.
We are delighted to announce that 19-year-old right-back Kilian Ludewig has joined Barnsley Football Club on loan for the remainder of the 19/20 season.
Ludewig arrives from Red Bull Salzburg, who currently sit top of the Austrian Bundesliga table, without a loss this season in their 18 matches played.
An energetic, athletic and strong full-back, the German U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 international has the ability to operate on both sides, comfortably being able to impress on both his right and left foot.
Speaking to barnsleyfc.co.uk following his arrival at the club, Kilian said: “I know the trainer here, Gerhard, he called me and asked for me to come. We have worked together before, this was important for me as I like his style and his discipline, we will work well together again.
“Barnsley is a very traditional club, I have been watching videos of the fans and I liked this. I enjoyed how the fans feel when Barnsley score, I like to watch the celebrations and it feels like a close connection. I am now excited to play my first game, it is a big game against a local team so we hope to win this game.”
After securing another one of his top targets for this window, Head Coach Gerhard Struber gave his thoughts to barnsleyfc.co.uk: “He is one of the biggest talents in the German youth football, especially from the defence. He has a great mentality and wants to grow up with us, to continue learning his game. I have coached him before in FC Liefering and I have a lot of trust in him. He’s very quick, strong and also offers nice passes. He knows my style which is very important to us, so he will be able to offer competition for places in both our full-back places as he can play both sides.”
Barnsley Football Club’s CEO Dane Murphy, spoke to barnsleyfc.co.uk after landing another key target ahead of the Yorkshire derby with Huddersfield Town at Oakwell.
He said: “We would like to welcome Kilian to the club and are pleased he has chosen to take this step in joining Barnsley. He’s a young, very talented German youth international and it’s quite clear his career path is on an upward trajectory. It’s an important transfer to bolster the defensive group at a key time for us. The Head Coach is quite familiar with Kilian and he will suit the club’s style of play. We would like to thank Red Bull Salzburg for trusting us to further Kilian’s development and having the vision to see this as mutually beneficial move for both clubs.”
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No one gives anyone a chance at this club, that’s the issues of there not a big name there no good, just like stendalYou'll settle for owt
Another Sibbick ?
It reminds me of having a go on the National Lottery with a lucky dip card
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Andersen,Diaby,Sibbick, Green, Schmidt
We're in a relegation scrap in one of the hardest leagues in Europe ffs & here we are signing players with absolutely no pedigree at all who no-one has ever heard of
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It would be churlish to comment on the abilities of the two incoming players without giving them a chance .
However the percentages of them improving us to the extent they make the difference between staying up or going down is slim given neither have championship or English football experience and one is 19 years old , both have also the small matter of settling here in the UK too .
The January window is generally accepted as the opportunity to save yourselves if you are in relegation trouble and I see very little to feel encouraged about with these two .
They may well turn out to be decent players at some point in the future , the fact is that they need to hit the ground running and we haven't the time to bed them in .
A proper club would have brought in the necessary english based experience and the percentage of staying up would be increased .
This however isn't a proper club anymore .
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