After the license withdrawal
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Schalke 04 is more than a week after the end of the transfer phase before another new commitment. According to the agreed media reports, the second division team wants to strengthen itself with the Australian defensive talent Dylan Leonard, who until recently contracted Western United FC in the A-League.
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Already during the transfer phase, Königsblau had tried to transfer the 18-year-old, but, according to the Australian “Courier Mail”, failed with an offer at Western United. A transfer would no longer be due around two weeks later, since the club from Australia was withdrawn from Australia due to financial problems. All contracts with the players were then dissolved.
As a result, Schalke had to assert himself against great competition, and other clubs also sensed the chance of a bargain. Leonard debut in the first division of Australia last year at the age of 17 and has played 29 games for the club since then. According to “Sky”, he is currently on the plane to Germany, which gives an agreement with the third in the table of the 2nd Bundesliga. The transfer should be finalized at the beginning of the next week.
However, there is still one last hurdle to clarify: Western United’s appeal procedure is currently underway to avert the license withdrawal. Before a signature in Gelsenkirchen, it would first have to be clarified whether the termination of the contract in Australia remains even if the procedure was successful.
