Confirmed: Argentine club pulls purchase option on Hertha's Ascacibar
Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata confirmed that they had pulled the purchase option on Hertha loan-out Santiago Ascacibar early Friday afternoon.
| Santiago Ascacibar. | Photo: Jeollo/VfB-exklusiv.de/CC-by-SA 3.0 |
Reports on the amount of money Hertha will receive for the €6.5-million-valued player vary. Germany's "Sport Bild" tabloid reports that the purchase clause totals €3 million whilst Argentina's "TyC Sports" puts the figure closer to €2.3 million. In any event, Hertha are finally rid of a transfer bust that once cost them €10 million during Jürgen Klinsmann's ill-fated January 2020 spending spree.
Ascacibar managed one goal and two assists in 53 competitive appearances for Hertha. He contested a total of 125 German football matches in a six-year-career in the Bundesrepublik that also featured a stint with VfB Stuttgart. The thrice-capped Argentine international was known for having disciplinary issues and was once suspended for six games after spitting in Kai Havertz's face whilst playing for Stuttgart in 2019.
🙌 ¡El Rusito se queda en casa! Adquirimos el 90% de los derechos económicos de Santiago Ascacibar y seguirá defendiendo nuestros colores hasta diciembre de 2026 🇦🇹 pic.twitter.com/Cet0yo2g9W
— Estudiantes de La Plata (@EdelpOficial) May 19, 2023
