Rot-Weiss Essen seems to have found the attacker they were looking for in the Bavarian Regionalliga. His stats are very interesting.
In eleven days (Friday, 4 August, 7pm) Rot-Weiss Essen will open the third division season at Halleschen FC. Two positions are currently still to be filled in the RWE squad.
An attacker is to come, as well as an offensive winger. The search for a striker is becoming more concrete. According to RS-Infos, first reported by the “Bild”, RWE has increased interest in 20-year-old Leonardo Vonic.
He is under contract with 1. FC Nürnberg II until 30 June 2024 and has not yet played for the second division professionals. But he has been successful in the Bavarian Regionalliga. In the last round, he collected an impressive 29 scorer points (22 goals, seven assists) in 36 games.
Nevertheless, the two-time Croatian U20 international has not yet been able to make a lasting impression on the FCN professionals. This could be a chance for RWE, who, according to Bild, are prepared to pay a transfer fee of 90,000 euros for the attacker after he signalled that he does not want to extend his contract in Nuremberg. If the deal goes through, the striker would immediately become the most valuable player in the Essen squad with a market value of 600,000 euros.
RWE squad overview
Contract until 2024: Felix Wienand, José-Enrique Rios Alonso, Felix Bastians, Sandro Plechaty, Björn Rother, Thomas Eisfeld, Torben Müsel, Isaiah Young, Aurel Loubongo, Cedric Harenbrock, Ron Berlinski, Felix Götze, Sascha Voelcke, Fabian Rüth, Nils Kaiser, Erolind Krasniqi, Clemens Fandrich, Marvin Obuz
Contract until 2025: Mustafa Kourouma, Andreas Wiegel, Jakob Golz, Eric Voufack, Ben Heuser, Ole Springer, Ekin Celebi
Additions: Vinko Sapina (SC Verl), Aaron Manu (Rot-Weiß Erfurt), Moussa Doumbouya (FC Ingolstadt), Eric Voufack (1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig), Ekin Celebi (Hannover 96), Ole Springer (Werder Bremen II) , Marvin Obuz (1. FC Köln / loan)
Departures: Simon Engelmann (SV Rödinghausen), Moritz Römling (VfL Bochum, was on loan), Meiko Sponsel (1. FC Köln, was on loan), Luca Wollschläger (Hertha BSC, was on loan), Lawrence Ennali (Hannover 96, was on loan), Raphael Koczor (FC Kray), Oguzhan Kefkir (RW Oberhausen), Niklas Tarnat (1860 Munich), Felix Herzenbruch, Kevin Holzweiler, Michel Niemeyer, Nico Haiduk (all destination unknown), Timur Kesim (ETB SW Essen), Aurel Loubongo (VfB Oldenburg)