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BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 19: Finn Jeltsch from VfB Stuttgart and Andrej Ilic from 1. FC Union Berlin during the match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart on April 19, 2025 at Stadion an der alten Foersterei in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Mathias Renner / City-Press GmbH Bildagentur via Getty Images) Union Berlin officially confirmed one of their two rumored striker signings yesterday. Serbian youth international Andrej Ilic signed a four-year-deal with the Bundesliga club recently gained traction with this spring. Terms of the deal with Ilic’s now former Ligue 1 parent club of Lille OSC were not divulged. Once given a chance to play by FCU head coach Steffen Baumgart, Ilic thrived in Köpenick during the 2024/25 Bundesliga Rückrunde. Ilic’s seven league goals left him the...

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 19: Andrej Ilic of 1.FC Union Berlin celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal with teammate Rani Khedira during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfB Stuttgart at Stadion An der Alten Foersterei on April 19, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) Although the Serbian striker was officially given a send off at the club’s final home match, Sport Bild reports that Union Berlin remain interested in keeping OSC Lille loanee Andrej Ilic. The 25-year-old could still play in the Bundesliga next season despite Union deciding against exercising a €5m purchase option in his loan deal. Ilic thrived under head coach Steffen Baumgart during the second half of the current Bundesliga campaign, scoring five goals in 15 league appearances si...