Contract offer rejected
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According to information from the TV station “Sky”, midfielder Fabian Kunze has refused an offer of Lower Saxony to extend his expiring working paper and joins the league competitor 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second division Hannover 96: Midfielder Fabian Kunze. As the “picture” reported almost in parallel, central defender Marcel Halstenberg will no longer sign a new contract at the Maschsee.
With the 33 -year -old defense routine, the decision has now been made regardless of the further outcome of the season, the sheet writes. After two victories in a row, the table noticed in front of the lack of games against Fürth and Hertha BSC shortened the distance to the relegation place to three points again, but Halstenberg would not remain in an unlikely ascent scenario, it is said. The former Leipziger was recently associated with a change to the Major League Soccer, and Red Bull Salzburg and Como 1907 were also considered interested. An option is also said to be an option.
In addition to the ending borrowing of Rabbi Matondo, Jessic Ngankam, Bartlomiej Wdowik and Hyun-Ju Lee as well as the fixed move to Birmingham (for overview), Halstenberg would be the next departure of the red-and with Kunze there is probably another one.
The 26 -year -old defensive specialist has therefore decided against Hanover and the 1st FC Kaiserslautern. Kunze, who had switched from Bielefeld in 2022 and has been on 28 league apartments to date in the current season, is said to have already passed the medical check on Betzenberg. According to “Sky”, the red devils attract a higher salary offer than with the Lower Saxony, and the player was also promised a one -time hand money when the contract was signed. The FCK can also hope for the climb in the final sprint: the team of Torsten Lieberknecht is currently only two points, Darmstadt 98 at home and 1. FC Köln away on the last match days.