With Timo Becker, FC Schalke 04 has already brought a first new addition to the 2025/26 season. Nikola Katic will soon follow a further reinforcement for the defensive series. Miron Muslic apparently wants to bring the defense chief from Plymouth “as soon as possible” to the Berger Feld.
This reports “Sky”. Accordingly, the central defender is the absolute wish player of the new head coach. The 28-year-old was recently loaned to Plymouth, actually belongs to FC Zurich. According to “WAZ”, a seven -digit replacement would have to flow to lure the defenseman into the Ruhr area.
The second division wants to refinance this transfer by the approaching sales of Lino Tempelmann and Paul Seguin. For the two midfielder, a transfer fee of around 700,000 euros is waving the short. With the duo it was clear early on that they had no future in Gelsenkirchen.
In order to have Katic at the start of the training session in the Ruhrpott, the negotiations “Sky” are “in full swing”. If the national player from Bosnia & Herzegovina folds, the next summer transfer of the crisis club will probably be a long time coming for some time.
FC Schalke 04: Puchacz probably not to be paid
The last traded Tymoteusz Puchacz von Holstein Kiel is apparently difficult to realize, the Swiss central defender Loic Lüthi from FC Winterthur has only hiked down on the list of priorities due to the upcoming Kulic obligation, so “Sky”.
FC Schalke 04 with third division shooting star Soufiane El-Faouzi by Alemannia Aachen is in conversations. The conversations with the 22-year-old, who should also be on the list with numerous other second division teams, are not really specific, according to “Sky”.
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In a membership letter from Monday, the royal blue therefore ask for patience. “We know that you are waiting for changes – together we will go the way with patience and cohesion,” said the club with regard to personnel changes.