FC Augsburg loans World Cup forward Elias Saad to Nashville SC

FC Augsburg has loaned Tunisian World Cup forward Elias Saad to Nashville SC in the American Major League Soccer (MLS) for the upcoming season. The move comes after Saad's half-season loan spell at Hannover 96, where he did not score and the team failed to achieve promotion to the Bundesliga.

Saad, originally from Hamburg, joined Augsburg from FC St. Pauli last summer. However, a disappointing first half of the season without any goals led to his winter loan to Hannover. During his time with the Lower Saxony club, the 26-year-old was part of the team that narrowly missed out on promotion back to the top flight.

More recently, Saad made two appearances for Tunisia in the World Cup, playing against Sweden and Japan. He remained on the bench for their final group stage match against the Netherlands following heavy defeats in the earlier games.

Augsburg's Sporting Director, Benni Weber, explained the rationale behind the loan. "For Elias, it is now about finding his game rhythm again and getting as many minutes on the field as possible. The MLS offers him a good perspective for this," Weber stated. "We wish him a lot of success for the coming season and, above all, that he stays injury-free."