The 1. FC Bocholt has signed the next player. It is a loan player who has now been signed permanently.
Winger Isaak Akritidis will also wear the jersey of 1. FC Bocholt in the new season.
The Bocholt side have signed the 21-year-old permanently after he was on loan from Wuppertaler SV during the current season.
Akritidis has now signed a contract valid until 30 June 2024 with the option of a further year. Akritidis, who can be used offensively and defensively, scored one goal in nine games before two injuries kept him out of action for several months. The Bocholt club had already signed Noah Salau (Wuppertaler SV), Jan Holldack (Rot Weiss Ahlen) and Dustin Heveling (own U19) for the coming season.
Christopher Schorch, Assistant to the Presidium, said of the Akritidis signing: “Isaak is a very great talent with a lot of potential, but he has had a difficult year due to injury. However, I am convinced that with good preparation under our new coach Dietmar Hirsch, he can take a big step forward and develop his skills even further. The fans will have a lot of fun with Isaak!”
Who’s going to pay him? Moritz comes from Duisburg and plays for his club. Why shouldn’t he finish his career there? I have never dealt with him before
Christopher Schorch
“I feel very comfortable at 1. FC Bocholt and have been superbly integrated by the team. The fact that we were able to keep the league is a great success for us. I’m all the more proud that I’ve been given the confidence to remain part of the team and the club. I want to contribute my strengths so that we can continue to achieve our goals in the future,” says Akritidis, who is now ex-Wuppertal.
Schorch, who is not only assistant to the presidium but also plans the Bocholt squad for the new season, also commented to the Bocholt-Borkener Volksblatt on the rumour of a possible signing of Moritz Stoppelkamp
“Who is going to pay him? Moritz comes from Duisburg and plays for his club. Why shouldn’t he finish his career there? I have never dealt with him,” Schorch emphasised. In short: A Stoppelkamp deal is too big for 1. FC Bocholt – simply unrealistic.
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