The method worked well! In Ferencváros' dressing room, there have been more transfers in the winter in recent years, so that the team is completely readyfor the summer Champions League qualifiers. This was also the case in the current transfer window with the Green and Whites selling Myrto Uzuni to Spanish club Granada for three and a half million euros, and several recruitsarrived in place of him. We were curious to see how the newcomers could benefit the teamand where head coach Stanislav Cherchesov can count on them the most. Tamás Hajnal, sports director of Ferencváros helped us with the analysis.
Fortune Bassey
Age:23
Nationality: Nigeria
Position:center forward
Worth:1 million euros
The club from where he arrived: České Budějovice – Czech Republic
Tamás Hajnal's description:"With our transfers, we set up profiles that clearly correspond to the international level. Fortune Bassey's game is combined with a lot of things: dynamics, speed, strength, and besides, he knows where the goal is. In the last three years, he has made progress step-by-step, proved himself in the third, second and Czech first divisions, and has the technical skills to be one of the best strikers in NB I. He is a complete attacker and can play against a deeply defensive team, but he can also be successful in counterplay. I wouldn't call him a clinical finisher striker. Like Ryan Mmaee, he's capable of interplay, not just waiting to be served. Unfortunately, he couldn't score so far, but if his goalpost hit went into the net, he might already havefour goals... It would be important for him not to get stressed while playing, it can happen to a striker if he is in a new team. It's nice, though, that is mentally strong, and he really wants to score.”
Carlos Auzqui
Tamás Hajnal's description:"He's the type of striker who senses the opportunities from which he can score goals. He's there at therebound shotsbut he's also excelling in preparation. Moreover, he can be of great use to the team when it comes to taking corner, as well asfree kicks. Like Myrto Uzuni, who leaves for Spain, he is an aggressive attacker, goes hard into fights, and has the advantage of being used almost everywhere in the attacking zone, starting from the right to the left, but can also be used behind the forward striker. He is thirty years old, but a well-structured player policy has several components, including reselling players at the right time and gaining immediate success.It's also important to maintain balance in the dressing room. He has characteristics that young people can look up to."
Marquinhos
Tamás Hajnal's description:"The Brazilian footballer is a player who can play football in multiple positions. That was an important aspect; it's a huge advantage for a footballer.He can be used in different positions, he can start from the left side, can perform well as a false nine, and can also be used as a striker. He's a dynamic footballer with great rhythm changes with and without the ball. He played his first game against MTK this weekend and needs some time to get used to our playing style. I'm sure he will be of great use in the short, medium, and long term. He is a young player with significant potential for development, and his creativity can cause a lot of problems for the defenders."
Transfermarkt estimates that the five most expensive NB I players– one of them is Hungariangoalkeeper Dénes Dibusz – play football in Ferencváros (see our graphics), and only two footballers from Fehérvár, Ivan Petryak and Loïc Négo, can fit into the top ten. Of the footballers signed forNB I in the winter, Ferencváros' two players, Fortune Bassey from Nigeria and Marquinhos from Brazil, were the most expensive, with 1.5 million euros each (this was their purchase price, according to Transfermarkt). According to the data of the market portal, Ferencváros has increased the squad's estimated value from 31.25 million to 45.3 million euros, an almost-one-and-a-half-time increase. The total value of its footballers is more than double that of MOL Fehérvár (21.1 million euros). |
Anderson Esiti
Tamás Hajnal's description: "His physical strength is extraordinary. Typical #6 midfielder, whom we specifically signed at Stanislav Cherchesov's request. He's a strong footballer, his biggest strength is getting the ball, and his duel-winning percentage is extremely high. He plays tough but orderly. His style can already be seen in training, he definitely goes into duels, he doesn't worry about himself. He is a dynamic player who can balance his team in midfield. He's going to have to catch up a little bit physically, but soon he won't have a problem with that either."
Lóránd Pászka
Tamás Hajnal's description:"As known, we have a good cooperation with Soroksár, and he convinced us based on what we saw there. We watched a lot of his matches and almost without exception he put on a convincing performance. He's an attacking winger, he's got good dynamics, and prepared a lot of goals. He's a boy with an excellent mentality, he's a real competitor type who considers this opportunity as a huge challenge. We know he has to grow up to this level, but we believe he will be Eldar Ćivić's rival in the future. He worked hard for this, and it only depends on him how he'll learn from Ferencváros.”
Translated by Vanda Orosz