Eren Dinkçi did not ask for a pay raise or a bigger club. He asked to return home.
His fiancée, Cinja, is battling leukemia, and the German footballer wanted to be close to her and her family during the treatment. Friburgo, his club, understood that there were more important things than a contract. His coach, Julian Schuster, did not stand in the way: he facilitated the loan to Werder Bremen, the team from the city where Eren can be by Cinja’s side day after day.
In a market where everything is measured in clauses and millions, this transfer was completed for love. No one negotiated the price of fear or the value of having someone close when they are needed most. 💚