Frings and Ekici: Clarity coming next week

Torsten Frings in a showdown with Ilkay Gündogan.
First Team
Thursday, 12.05.2011 / 16:43

The end of the season is right around the corner and the summer break is just about there for the players. But a holiday is absolutely unimaginable for Werder's sports bosses manager Klaus Allofs and head coach Thomas Schaaf as the roster planning is atop the...

The end of the season is right around the corner and the summer break is just about there for the players. But a holiday is absolutely unimaginable for Werder's sports bosses manager Klaus Allofs and head coach Thomas Schaaf as the roster planning is atop the list of priorities. "We only have a short sigh of relief. The season is nearly over but things are not finished off for us. We don't get a break," said Werder's manager at the official press conference on Thursday.

Allofs: "Decisions by mid-week"

Two personnel questions are hot topics for the journalists on hand. The one is the situation with captain Torsten Frings, whose contract ends at the end of June. And the other is Mehmet Ekici, who could possibly be the first acquisition for next season. "We have already talked about the first things with Torsten. We have started the talks," said Allofs. "We will have some clarity by the middle of next week." Allofs also said there were "positive signs at the moment" regarding Ekici. "But just like always with good players there are other challengers this time," said the Werder manager, who hopes to have a decision made "by the middle of next week". "When we are certain we will announce it," said Allofs, who along with Schaaf have a bit more time for Per Mertesacker and Tim Wiese. "Both have a contract until 2012, but we are interested in extending our deals with both of them. We will start some talks in that direction," said Allofs.

Dominik Schmidt's contract meanwhile runs out in the summer. "We also have had talks with him already in which we are getting closer after the expectations were very different in the beginning. We had some sound talks which will be the foundation for more," said Allofs. With so many personnel questions, it's no surprise that the Werder bosses can't even think about a holiday at the moment.

 

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