Guy Ben Ziv
Jan Yusupov (Official Betar Jerusalem Website)
First publication: Jan Yusupov, the greatest talent in the youth department of Betar Jerusalem, on his way to a prestigious move to Rapid Vienna. The young player will take off this Monday for a mutual impression at the Austrian luxury club.
Yusupov, who finished last season as the king of Premier League goals for boys A with 31 conquests and even managed to play and conquer in the uniform of the yellow-black youth team, is marked from a young age at the club as the one who will lead the senior team. He plays mostly in the wing positions and has a powerful left-footed kick.
As you may recall, during the past month, Yusupov also starred in the uniform of the boys’ team, as part of the European Championships held in Israel. He started in the national team in the three home stage games, and led the Israeli team to its only victory in the tournament, when he scored a double in a 0: 3 victory against Luxembourg.
Yusupov will begin with an impression on Rapid Vienna accompanied by his agent, Tal Ben Haim, Who told of the move: “After I contacted the team and they returned a positive answer, I explained to the family the size of the opportunity. The young Israeli players with the most talent can earn a lot from moving abroad at a young age, especially in a team like Rapid Vienna – a team with proven experience in developing players The largest in Europe and training facilities at the highest level available. This is not another club in Austria. “
Rapid Vienna, which plays in green and white, is the largest team in the history of Austrian football, having won the most championships (32) to which it adds 14 trophies and two qualifiers to the European Cup final for holders. Its home stadium, the Allianz Stadium, holds 28,000 seats. In the last two years the team has played in the home stage of the Europa League.
In recent years Rapid Vienna has returned to the top of the Austrian table mainly thanks to advanced scouting work, which allows the club to locate talented young players from all over the world, give them the stage in the senior team, and sell them to more senior leagues. The most notable example is of course 19-year-old Yusuf Demir, the greatest talent in Austrian football (playing in Yusupov’s position), who was loaned this season from Rapid Vienna to Barcelona with a purchase option, which was not exercised due to the economic crisis plaguing the Catalans. Other notable names are Maximilian Weber (now Brad Bull Salzburg) who was sold to Ajax, and Marcel Savitzer – who moved to Bayern Munich last summer for 15m euros, after playing for the Greens at the age of 19 and being sold to Red Bull Leipzig.
