From Flying Kiwis. Interview (in German) with Singh first. Seems he's made a proper effort to learn Deutsch.
https://tv.ssv-jahn.de/detail/video/singh-nach-bayssv-13663Be great if he came down to NZ for the rumoured China friendlies in March. But wouldn't surprise if he didn't especially if J-R are struggling to avoid relegation. It's a long flight from Europe, and sounds like if was in NZ for Xmas.
Hopefully he hits the ground with Liga 2 restarting this weekend
It’s been a long time, much longer than it should have been, but that wait is almost over. Sarpreet Singh last played a competitive game of football on 2 April 2022 before a painful dose of pelvic inflammation ruled him out for the rest of that season and beyond... realistically he already hadn’t been the same for a couple of months at that stage while he tried to play through the hurt. 2022 was a year to forget for Sadi.
The first half of his season on loan at Regensburg had been nothing short of fantastic but then the injury slowed him right down before taking him out entirely. He missed the All Whites World Cup qualifiers. He then agreed a permanent move to Werder Bremen, to end his Bayern tenure but get him back into the Bundesliga, however that fell apart when he failed his medical. So Bayern loaned him back to SSV Jahn again... only for Regensburg to fail to register him properly thus adding another three months on the sideline until that could be amended in January.
It’s not quite as long as Ryan Thomas was out for but it’s a lot longer than it should have been. Now a couple weeks after Thommo’s own return it’s time for Sarpreet Singh to do the same as Regensburg resume their campaign after the winter break.
And SSV Jahn are desperate for a revival of Superstarpreet excellence. It’s been a strange season for them so fa and butchering the rego for Singh is only part of it. After starting the season with seven points from their first three games things quickly flipped in the other direction and they’ve won just three times since to find themselves only two points above the relegation zone at the halfway stage (albeit in a crowded lower table). 17 games played and 19 points gained, with only 20 goals scored. Somehow in the middle of all that their coach was given a contract extension (same coach as was there with Singh last year so that’s fine by us) while their football director resigned in the wake of the Singh registration drama.
If there’s a silver lining to his extended absence, it’s that Singh is completely ready to go now and has even had the benefit of a few winter friendlies to give him a running start. He was subbed on at half-time of the first of those, a 0-0 draw against SpVgg Bayreuth. Didn’t lead to a goal but by all accounts he definitely gave the team a much-needed spark in attack. That was two weeks ago. He then started the next game, a 1-0 win over Austrian side Kapfenberger SV, playing 63 minutes before he took his bow. And yeah, you guessed it, he got the assist for that winning goal. And just this past weekend they split the squad for two practice games against different opponents Steyr and DJK Vilzing. Singh played 83 minutes in the second of those matches with SSV winning 5-1.
Doesn’t appear to be video of those games but there is a clip of Singh chatting with team media after his comeback game in the first friendly. Spoken entirely in German though so you may need to hire a translator.