In a significant career move that underscores both his growing reputation and the ambitions of Club Brugge, 20-year-old striker Nicolo Tresoldi has completed a transfer from Hannover 96 to the reigning Belgian Pro League champions. The deal, reported by transfermarkt.de to be worth up to €10 million including bonuses, marks Tresoldi’s first club switch and a key moment in the career of one of Germany’s most promising young forwards.
Tresoldi, who was born in Italy but has chosen to represent Germany at the international level, has made 11 appearances and scored five goals for the Germany U21 national team since debuting in September 2023. With the UEFA U21 European Championship around the corner, the timing of this transfer highlights both his individual rise and Brugge’s strategy of investing in emerging talent.
“This is a new chapter, but not an easy goodbye,” Tresoldi said in a statement. “Hannover 96 has been my home for eight years. I’m proud of what we achieved together and thankful for the support I received. But I knew the time had come to take the next step. Club Brugge offers the perfect opportunity to do that.”
At Brugge, Tresoldi joins a squad increasingly shaped by imports from Germany’s 2. Bundesliga, continuing a trend that began last summer with the arrival of Christos Tzolis from Fortuna Düsseldorf. Tzolis has since become a standout performer in Belgium, and Tresoldi will be aiming to replicate that success. The club is also reportedly tracking Hamburger SV midfielder Ludovit Reis, indicating a clear interest in German second-tier talent.
For Hannover 96, the transfer is bittersweet. Sporting director Marcus Mann acknowledged the financial realities of competing outside the Bundesliga. “With Nicolo, we are losing one of our club’s defining young players,” Mann said. “But it’s also a proud moment. We’ve helped guide him from our academy to the brink of the Champions League. These transfers prove we’re on the right path when it comes to developing youth.”
While the move away from Germany’s 2. Bundesliga is a bold leap, it could serve as a launchpad. Should Tresoldi shine on the European stage with Club Brugge and maintain his scoring form at the international youth level, a senior national team call-up could follow. His career trajectory, marked by maturity, technical quality, and a sharp eye for goal, suggests he’s more than ready for the challenge.
As Brugge prepares for another campaign in domestic and continental competitions, they do so with a new attacking weapon—one that carries not only potential, but the expectation of becoming Germany’s next big thing.
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