Former FCSG gem used to really want to join the national team: now Hefti is back on the attack in the south of France

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Silvan Hefti has found his new home in Montpellier.
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Carlo Emanuele FrezzaFootball reporter

It is September in the Corona year 2020. The name Silvan Hefti (26) heats the minds of people in Eastern Switzerland. He is even confronted with pure hatred. The reason? His transfer as captain from number two St. Gallen to champion YB. A no-go for many Aspen fans. After all, with Hefti not only an identifying figure has left, but also one of the most talented right backs in Switzerland.

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Hefti’s main reason for the move is that he sees greater opportunities in Bern to force his way into the national team. But the plan didn’t work. That can be said today. A team has not yet been added, although the national team could have used a right back in Murat Yakin (49) a few times recently. Hefti still hasn’t checked off the topic. “Who wouldn’t want to wear this sweater?” he asks in the conversation, looking back and adding, “I let it happen to me.”

In Montpellier the ex-aspen is blooming again

Hefti has now made a new attempt. He has been doing this since the beginning of this year on loan to Montpellier in Ligue 1. “I am very happy here. “It’s all very positive,” he says. It is used again in France. He already has nine appearances and 699 playing minutes to his name. Things were completely different in the first half of the season at Genoa in Serie A. He played just 290 minutes in eight appearances.

Hefti’s start to the season in Italy was actually promising. «I invested a lot in the summer. I was extremely fit and had great endurance tests. I even had the best stats on the team,” he recalls. As a reward for this, he was in the starting line-up in the first match against Fiorentina.

“I’m really glad I have it”

But because Genoa lost 1:4, coach Alberto Gilardino (41) was forced to make changes. As a result, Hefti lost his regular place and barely got playing time. He was also not on the same page as the coach. “We haven’t really found each other in terms of football. Neither of us were happy with each other,” de Rorschacher explains.

For these reasons, Hefti decided to look for a new club in November. He found what he was looking for in Montpellier, where another Swiss, Becir Omeragic (22), was already playing. “I’m super happy to have him. He has helped me a lot to settle down.” However, warm months are ahead for both of them. Because the southern French have been caught up in the relegation battle in recent weeks.

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Logically, staying in the league is the stated goal. In the summer, Hefti will once again focus on his personal future. Montpellier has a purchase option for him. “I can certainly imagine that I will stay here for a long time. But the subject of Italy is certainly not dead,” he says. Just like the Nati issue.

League 1 23/24
team
SP
T.D
PT
1
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain
23
35
54
2
Stade Brestois 29
Stade Brestois 29
23
16
43
3
AS Monaco
AS Monaco
23
10
41
4
OGC Nice
OGC Nice
23
7
40
5
OSC Lille
OSC Lille
23
13
38
6
RC lens
RC lens
23
6
36
7
FC Stade Rennes
FC Stade Rennes
23
8th
35
8th
Reims Stadium
Reims Stadium
23
-1
34
9
Olympic Marseille
Olympic Marseille
23
8th
33
10
Olympique Lyon
Olympique Lyon
23
-10
28
11
Toulouse FC
Toulouse FC
23
-6
26
12
FC Nantes
FC Nantes
23
-11
25
13
RC Strasbourg Alsace
RC Strasbourg Alsace
23
-12
25
14
Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC
23
-6
24
15
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
23
-6
22
16
FC Lorient
FC Lorient
23
-13
22
17
FC Metz
FC Metz
23
-18
17
18
Clermont Foot
Clermont Foot
23
-20
17

Source : Blick

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