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  • Awoniyi’s ex-club offers fans shares in new stadium

    Awoniyi’s ex-club offers fans shares in new stadium

    Union Berlin fans are being given another opportunity to help shape the future of the club they love as the Bundesliga side prepares to revamp its iconic An der Alten Försterei stadium in the German capital.

    One of European football’s most instantly recognisable top-flight venues, the An der Alten Försterei Stadium is set to undergo a radical facelift that will see its capacity increased from just over 22,000 to 40,500.

    As in its current form, the majority of those places (32,000) will be standing with just over 8,000 seats, along with additional VIP areas and a media zone in the ambitious blueprint.

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    A club with a pedigree of fan involvement, Union have once again given fans an opportunity to take part in their latest step forward by offering 120,000 shares in the new stadium at €500 each to its nearly 70,000 club members.

    “There is nothing more important than the connection people have with this club and with this place,” said Union President Dirk Zingler in front of some 1300 club members gathered at the stadium to hear the announcement. “I would like some 40,000 owners to stand here in the stadium.”

  • Union Berlin sign Italy’s Bonucci from Juventus

    Union Berlin sign Italy’s Bonucci from Juventus

    Union Berlin have signed Italy captain Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus, the Bundesliga club announced yesterday.

     “At Union, I have the opportunity to continue playing at the highest level and to support the team on its way in three demanding competitions with my experience” Bonucci said in a statement released by the club. “I am very much looking forward to this new station in my career.”

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    Arriving in the German capital on a free transfer reportedly on a one-year deal the centre-back will help Union as they prepare for their maiden Champions League campaign. The defender has 84 Champions League caps and played in the 2015 and 2017 finals, which Juventus lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.

    “In Leonardo, we are signing a player with a lot of experience” sporting director Oliver Ruhnert said.

     “He has proven his qualities over many years both nationally and internationally.

    “We are convinced that with his mentality and his flexibility he will expand our possibilities in defence and raise us to another level once again.”