Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:48 PM• Davey de Laat • Last update: 12:51

Feyenoord wants to break open and extend Gernot Trauner’s contract, it reports 1908.nl Friday morning. The team from Rotterdam does not want to lose the mandekker and hope to extend his contract by one year. Trauner’s current contract runs until mid-2025. Trauner played against Shakhtar Donetsk (7-1 win) on Thursday evening for the first time since November 13 in Feyenoord’s shirt.

The thirty-year-old Austrian sustained an apparently serious knee injury in December last year. However, Trauner recovered faster than expected and already participated as a substitute in the duels with Fortuna Sittard (2-4 win, 13 minutes), sc Heerenveen (0-1 win, 2 minutes) and Shakhtar (34 minutes). On Thursday evening he was back in the starting line-up for the first time in a long time in the return against the Ukrainians and he immediately completed the match.

The center defender is a fixed value in the team of trainer Arne Slot. But Trauner was also able to make a transfer last summer. His successful debut season, in which he reached the final of the Conference League with Feyenoord, generated a lot of interest. However, there was no transfer. The international of Austria stayed the stadium club faithful because he didn’t see the interest as a step up.

Trauner has been called up for the Austrian national team by national coach Ralf Rangnick, despite months of injuries. It will be played on March 24 and 27 Wonder team the European Championship qualifiers with Azerbaijan and Estonia. Next Sunday, Feyenoord and Trauner will go to Amsterdam for The Classic. The leader of the Eredivisie is three points ahead of the arch rival. The duel starts at 2.30 pm.


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