SINGAPORE – Lion City Sailors’ new signing Lennart Thy is seated in the dining area of a hotel in Orchard Road, fielding questions from The Straits Times about his move to the Singapore Premier League (SPL), but the German has one of his own. Turning to the club’s media officer, his question on whether they have “a good video analysis team” reveals the 32-year-old’s winning focus on details, as well as his desire to help them complete a domestic sweep this season. Quizzed about how he prepares for his matches, the forward said he looks at clips of defenders – sent to him by club staff – and picks out their weaknesses.
This has helped him score over 50 goals, 13 of which came this past season, in the Dutch top tier from 2017 to 2024 with PEC Zwolle, VVV-Venlo and Sparta Rotterdam. Thy, who sports a fashionable short blonde haircut, was officially announced as the Sailors’ latest import on May 31, joining from Zwolle on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He replaces Richairo Zivkovic, who left the club officially on May 30.
ST understands that the fee paid by the Sailors is lower than Thy’s market value of €600,000 (S$877,000) on transfermarkt.com. It is less than what they dished out for attacking midfielder Bart Ramselaar, who arrived in February for about €1.
5 million from Dutch Eredivisie side Utrecht. Thy, who counts World Cup winner Mario Gotze, Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno and Barcelona custodian Marc-Andre ter Stegen as his youth teammat.
