Comment|Joel Pohjanpalo is the most beloved man in Venice, but seems to leave the city and the club during the season. That’s where he does the right thing, writes sports journalist Tony Pietilä.
The doge. The head of Venice.
Joel Pohjanpalo The nickname in the Tarunnoho island town tells a lot. Doget was once elected leaders in the urban state. Last, Ludovico Maninchosen the Venice Dog in 1789. The latest before the linen head Finnish striker.
The relationship between Pohjanpalo to the city of Venice and the team fans was special from the start. It has been both sides. Venice loves the North Fire and the North Palo Venice. At least it has shown it, and in some way the bandage has seemed to be real.
Then came the Sicilian and did an offer that cannot be refused. And the North fire did not refuse. Nor did the leadership of the Venice team refused. The loser in this story remains city dwellers and fans who lose their hero free of charge.
The transfer of Pohjanpalo to Palermo, who plays in Serie B, Italy, looks almost certain.
When Pohjanpalo moved from Germany to Venice in August 2022, and he did everything right from the start. In his first season, he was the only team player living on a historic island instead of the mainland.
In the second season, a few other players followed the captain’s example. Indeed, the captain. Pohjanpalo received this tribute for the second season on the team. It is quite a merit for a foreign acquisition of foreign -conscious Italy from far from the Nordic countries.
Pohjanpalo’s position in Venice was strengthened for a week. He walked on the narrow streets of the city, sometimes went to Espresso and pushed a stroller. The stroller was sitting in his Venice firstborn Penelope.
The locals were sold at the latest when the North Palo after a winning match got a beer in their hand and arrived to enjoy it with viewers. An iconic image spread about the incident, and since then Pohjanpalo has taken a habit of retrieving a corner kiosk after beer games. Of course, in the Finnish way, kindly queuing.
Pohjanpalo conquered the hearts of the Venetians with the help of beer.
It is not the disadvantage that “Il Dog” has forged big wholesale goals for his team.
The reactions of the Venice fans to the strong transfer rival of the fans of Venice are reflected in the status of the North Fire legend. Protests are visible. “The North Fire is not touched!” Banners are shouting. The club’s American owners are being appealed to both these and, for example, newspaper writing.
For example Roberto Ferruccin an appealing writing in the Venetian The new The magazine had a poetic, tragic story of its approaching beautiful relationship. This text also ended with the petition.
“It is difficult to accept that she is no longer visible to pushing her daughter in the streets of the Penelopo stroller. He has announced several times that he wants to end his career here, maybe staying in the city even after his career. So I try again: Venice loves you. Stay here, Joel, ”Ferrucci wrote.
Move The timing is special. Venice is fighting in Serie A against a nail teeth dripping, but would now be selling his captain and the best goalkeeper from the series to Palermo.
The situation creates the impression that Venice suffering from a tight economic situation would have already given up in the series and now milking the filling into their less than the cashier.
There are many American owners in Italy, including Venice. They have often been accused of being incomprehensible in terms of species and species culture and raising cash flow before football. This is the case in this case, the Venetians are furious specifically for the club owners.
Palermo’s offer is significant for a 30-year-old player. Italian journalist Nicolo Schiran According to Palaler, Venice would offer Venice a transfer of EUR 3.5 million and the bonuses on. It is difficult for a club that are fierce in financial difficulties to refuse.
It is also known that the personal terms and conditions of Pohjanpalo with Palermo are also in order. He is offered a 3.5 year contract. The attacker’s current agreement with Venice would expire in the summer of 2027, meaning that the tag offered by Palermo would continue for a year.
When the salary is known to be better, the offer received by Pohjanpalo is also one that would at least be difficult to refuse. Especially when Venice is sinking without helping Serie B, from which Palermo tries to rise with her help.
Pohjanpalo is a 30-year-old family man. Although the love for the city of Venice is how genuine – probably it is – he cannot be blamed for securing his economy on better terms. As we know, the footballer’s career is short.
Joel Pohjanpalo played in Palermo last season in the away team shirt.
Move He also reflects current European football in the sense that the player is moving from the company of American owners to the Arabian owners. Palermo is owned by the Abudhabian football empire City Football Group, whose crown jewel is the English Grand Society Manchester City.
The stereotypes are realized in the sense that Americans make business and Arabs put money on. In many ways, football oil money is known to be a dirty form of sports washing, which further eats romance from the North Fire movement.
It is likely that if you happen to happen that Venice will drop and Palermo will not rise and teams will meet next season in Serie B, the former Venice hero will receive a whistle -filled reception. So fans’ passion in the world’s biggest game works.
Indeed, fans are still trying to crush the transfer by all the means available.
Nonetheless, the North fire is useless to blame for its choice. If your own club is ready to sell and does not take prominent action to keep your captain, the player has no financially better contract for not signing.
Sometimes even a loved one has to leave. The feeling is not always enough.