Ex-professional Volland and Niederlechner: 1860 Munich on promotion course!

Ex-professional Volland and Niederlechner: 1860 Munich on promotion course!

München, Deutschland - In the Bavarian football scene there is a breath of fresh air at TSV 1860 Munich. After years in third classes, the lions stand ago, which is associated with great hopes and an emotional return of two prominent players. Kevin Volland and Florian Niederlechner, both former youth players, met in Berlin and expressed their wish to return to their old club. Your comeback is seen as a "signal effect" for the club, which would like to compete with the clear goal this year, to move up to the 2nd Bundesliga, reports the Süddeutsche .

The new sporting managing director Christian Werner, who has been at the helm since January 2022, has largely promoted the transfers from Volland and Niederlechner. Volland, which has returned from Union Berlin, has accepted an immense salary reduction from 250,000 euros per month for his return - a gesture that is supposed to show how much he and Niederlechner hang on her youth club. The transfers were also made possible by supporting former players and club legends, such as BR reported.

new faces and old traditions

Another key player in the new squad will be goalkeeper Thomas Dähne, who is supposed to strengthen the team with his first division experience. The outgoing keeper Marco Hiller left the club towards Kas Eupen. With the new President Gernot Mang, a "unique chance for sixty" was created. Mang and the fans are optimistic: During a training in Austria, the grandstand was well filled, and a fan evening created an exuberant mood that was additionally fueled by the announcement of Hasan Ismaik's share sales.

The challenges are not long in coming. Volland already emphasized before the first competitive game, which is due against SC Reichmannsdorf in the Toto Cup, that the pressure to expect is high and the team has to learn to deal with possible defeats. In addition, Niederlechner had to struggle with a bruise in the last test game against Slovan Liberec, while Volland played over the entire season, but the game ended 0-1. Volland, now 33 years old, wants to find out whether he can find his old form back.

A look at the season

The first competitive day could set the course for an exciting season. The Toto Cup game is followed by the third division opening game against Rot-Weiss Essen, and on the second day the enema is imminent to the Grünwald Stadium against VfL Osnabrück. The joy and expectation in the club and among the fans could not be greater-the return of Volland and Niederlechner is not only a reinforcement on the pitch, but also an emotional comeback to the club family, such as the Transfer market reveals.

The situation at TSV 1860 Munich shows that the grown emotional bonds and the past of the association fall on fertile soil among the new players. In the coming season it can only go forward - and the fans hope for returning to old leagues and traditions that the club has been striving for for a long time.