Rapid wins first friendly against Herzogenburg

With 250 years of football tradition, the season preparation for Rapid. The also 125 year old SC Herzogenburg There was an easy 11:0 victory. The most successful scorers against the Traisentaler from the 2nd regional league were Furkan Dursun and Tobi Hedl with two goals each.

Playing in the new 4-2-2-2 system for the first time, Rapid quickly took a 3-0 lead in front of a sold-out crowd. Central defender Raux Yao made his debut in the back four, striker Bischof scored for the first time after nine minutes, while returning player Schaub was rested due to minor muscle problems.

13 player substitutions at Rapid after the break

At halftime, the score was 0:4 in front of 1,500 spectators, before the Hütteldorfers made a total of 13 substitutions, while the home team succumbed to the festival atmosphere in the heat and conceded goal after goal.

Next week, several transfers will be officially finalized. After the impending sale of Fally Mayulu for a transfer fee of 3.5 million euros to Bristol City, the Greens are planning to reinvest in two new signings.

Rapid instead of Olympia

Only the medical check is missing at Mamadou Sangaré,The central midfielder has left Mali’s team camp for the Olympic Games and traveled to Vienna. The nimble 22-year-old was most recently loaned to Hartberg, and according to KURIER information, the purchase from Salzburg has already been finalized.

Since FIFA only allows a club to loan a maximum of six players and Salzburg has to “cut back”, the left-footer became affordable for Rapid despite a contract with Red Bull until 2025.

A new striker will also arrive. Haaland cousin Jonathan Braut Brunes from the Belgian club Leuven is a hot tip. Since the 23-year-old cost 2.6 million a year ago, the Norwegian would be much more expensive than Sangaré.