The Green Kogler visited the training camp of the Reds: “This is an award for the local sports location.”
Sports Minister Kogler welcomed Klopp in Saalfelden
How great the anticipation is for the appearances in Greisberger's Betten-Arena can only be guessed at. There are no interviews with the players of Liverpool FC. “The Reds” have been on training camps in Saalfelden, in Pinzgau in Salzburg, since Monday. Because of the strict Corona rules, players, supervisors and employees are sealed off from the public.
Led by star trainer Jürgen Klopp, “The Reds” checked into the Hotel Brandlhof. Just a few hours after arrival, the first session on the hotel's own sports facility was on the program. Austria's Minister of Sports Werner Kogler was allowed to visit them yesterday. “As Minister of Sport and as a football lover, I am delighted that we can host high-class teams like Liverpool in Austria. This is an award for the local sports location. ”
Jokers: Werner Kogler (r.) And Jürgen Klopp
The English cult club will stay in Austria for three weeks this summer and play some training games, including in the Grödiger Stadium, which is now the Betten Arena. Jürgen Klopp joked about the bad weather, but said – “The facilities we have are exactly what we need to prepare the team for the new season. We are really very grateful to the Austrian government that they made this possible. “
34 professional players are currently in the training camp in Saalfelden. The players who took part in the European Championship and Copa America have started their vacation and were still missing – stars like Allison, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Henderson, Thiago, Firmino and Jota.
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With Ibrahima Kanouté, who came from Leipzig, a new player was there. Long-term injured Virgil van Dijk is also there, as are his defense colleagues Joel Matip and Joe Gomez. Sadio Mané, Naby Keita and Takumi Minamino also arrived in their former home. On July 20th there will be a mini-tournament (one game over 30 minutes each) against Wacker Innsbruck and VfB Stuttgart behind closed gates in the Saalfeldner Bürgerau. The games will be broadcast live on the free Sky Sport News HD channel. On July 23, 3,500 spectators were allowed to visit the Grödiger Stadium for the game against Mainz. On July 29th the test against Hertha BSC in Innsbruck's Tivoli even allowed 15,000 spectators.
The Berliners reside in Leogang from July 25th to August 1st. But there are still a few other top international clubs to be drawn to Salzburg this summer. Villarreal is coming to Mittersill, Ajax Amsterdam to Bramberg. RB Leipzig is in Saalfelden-Leogang. Leverkusen traveled to Zell am See-Kaprun yesterday.
