New Delhi: Germany midfielder and two time Olympic gold-medallist Moritz Fuerste created history at the Hockey India League (HIL) Players Auction here on Thursday as he became the first player to break the $100,000 barrier before being eventually sold for a whopping $105000 to Kalinga Lancers.
Fuerste, who led the now-defunct Ranchi Rhinos to HIL title in the inaugural season in 2013, joined German team-mates Florian Fuchs and Tobias Hauke as three of the biggest buys of the days. Fuchs was bought by Dabang Mumbai for $96,000 and Hauke by UP Wizards for the same price.
The Lancers were the late entrant into the bidding battle for Fuerste who had a base price of $30,000 as the bids, with an addition to $1000 each with every new bid, crossed the $100,000 mark.
Initially, though, it was a tug of war between Delhi Waveriders and UP Wizards who kept raising the bar for the German midfielder, but once they had crossed their limits, the Lancers entered the battle to seal it at a record price.
Fuerste was also one of the biggest buys of the 2012 auction when he was sold for $75,500 by Ranchi froma base price of $25000.
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