Mohammed Amoura’s pre-season was something of a rollercoaster ride. After scoring twice in three friendly matches, the former Union Saint-Gilloise player suffered a medial knee ligament injury at the Wolves’ summer training camp, ruling him out for the start of the current campaign. It was a setback for the Algerian international, who has set himself lofty goals for his first season in Wolfsburg. However, after playing his first 45 minutes in the Bundesliga and registering his first assist at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, the 24-year-old was named in Ralph Hasenhüttl’s starting XI for the first time at Bayer Leverkusen last weekend.
Mohammed Amoura, you were able to lift the domestic cup and qualify for Europe at both your former European clubs – Lugano in Switzerland and Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium. Does Mohammed Amoura guarantee success?
Mohammed Amoura: “I hope so (grins). The injury at the start of my VfL career really annoyed me at first, but I’m fit now, I want to help the team and keep improving game by game. If everything goes well, it hopefully won’t be impossible.”
You’ve been at the club and in the city for nearly three months now. How have you settled on and off the pitch?
Mohammed: “I’ve found a family environment here in Wolfsburg and I’m very happy. My team-mates and the coaching staff gave me a very warm welcome, despite minor language barriers. I spend a lot of time with the French-speaking players in particular, like Aster [Vranckx]. In my free time, I really enjoy playing FIFA or Call of Duty on PlayStation, cooking and spending time with friends in the city.”