Hamburg rule out Ze Roberto
Fink would prefer to off youth a chance
By Thomas Zocher. Last Updated: January 12, 2012 4:51pm
Hamburg manager Thorsten Fink has ruled out the possibility of re-signing former Brazil international Ze Roberto.
Ze Roberto: Left Hamburg last summer
The 37-year-old left the Bundesliga club last summer, after failing to secure the two-year contract extension he wanted, and made a lucrative move to Al Gharrafa SC in Qatar.
Reports have linked Ze Roberto with a return to Hamburg during January and, despite having another year-and-a-half on his Al Gharrafa contract, he is interested,
But Fink told Sportinformationsdienst: "Ze Roberto is a very good player. He showed this when he was a player of our club.
"But he is not a player we are now after. We are attempting to guarantee younger players get their fair chance at Bundesliga level at our club."
