A shareholder at German club sn’t keen on the Leeds United-linked striker.
Reported Leeds United target and Hamburg striker Pierre-Michel Lasogga has been labelled a “loser” by one of the German club’s shareholders.
It was reported by The Daily Mail six days ago that were close to signing the 25-year-old, who is one of the Bundesliga side’s highest earners and takes home around £50,000 per week.
Lasogga was supposedly spotted in Yorkshire last weekend but there has been no announcement from the club on whether he was joined.
The former Hertha Berlin hitman represents a poor return on Hamburg’s investment after only netting 13 league goals in 76 outings for the Volksparkstadion side.
And Klaus-Michael Kuhne, who owns 7.5 percent of Hamburg and the naming rights to their stadium according to ESPN, has described Leeds-linked forward – who initially scored 13 goals in 20 games during a loan spell at the club – as “flop of the century” in comments which won’t excite the Elland Road faithful.
“HSV is a phenomenon because the losers always get stuck here,” the 80-year-old businessman told Der Spiegel.
“Lasogga is a good example, I do not know if I was involved in it.
“Must he be given a five-year contract and a yearly salary of over €3.5m after half a good season? This was Harakiri, the flop of the century.”
Chris Wood, if he stays, good use good competition up front.
The Whites were too reliant on the 25-year-old, who netted 30 goals last season, and Thomas Christiansen’s side could use a decent alternative. Whether Lasogga is decent, however, remains to be seen.
Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox
