 After his two–years spell at Fortuna Düsseldorf came to an end, Beister was linked with a move away from the club, with Borussia Dortmund interested in signing him.Despite this, Beister stayed at Hamburger SV and was expected to feature in the first team ahead of the 2012–13 season.At the start of the 2012–13 season, Beister found himself in a competition over a first team position in midfield with Ivo Iličević and Gökhan Töre.