It’s official

Uli Hoeness scooped everybody on his new signing on Saturday.

The Bayern boss reported that Ivica Olic had agreed to contract terms with his club on Saturday, ending months of speculation as to whether the Croatian international would re-sign with HSV or move on to greener pastures. What sealed the deal for Bayern? How about an extra €8M over the life of the contract (Bayern offered €4.5M per year with a €4M signing bonus compared to HSV’s offer of €3.0M per annum with no bonus), annual competition in the Champions League, and the near guarantee of a Bundesliga title on yearly basis. But mostly it was the money.

Olic will be with Hamburg through the end of the current season and moves to Bayern on a free transfer. There are more than a few HSV supporters (including yours truly) who were big fans of Olic and the energy he brought to each match he played in. BUT, I am a bit skeptical about his jump in performance, in that I think that Ivi’s performance is/was solely for the purpose of earning that last, fat contract. He was always a decent player, but nothing like the guy who has been on fire this season. I do think that the partnership with Petric and the change of philosophies from Huub to BMJ has contributed to his success, but it’s difficult to find a true cause-effect with his play this year. Will he be as effective coming off the bench with Bayern?

Category: Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Champions League, Huub Stevens, Martin Jol, Player News, Team News, Transfer Rumors

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Champions League, FC Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Huub Stevens, Martin Jol, Player News, SV Hamburg, Team News, Transfer News, Transfer Rumors

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