But feels comfortable in Bremen
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Romano Schmid was thinking about saying goodbye last summer. And his club Werder Bremen would also have been willing to talk if there was a suitable offer. A transfer ultimately didn’t materialize, which was a problem for the 25-year-old midfielder. “Werder wouldn’t have put any obstacles in my way. There was simply nothing suitable, but that did a lot to me,” said Schmid, according to the “Deichstube” at the Austrian national team’s training camp.
“I feel very comfortable at Werder, but of course the mood wasn’t very good when you have to have a lot of conversations and phone calls. That was also the first time since I had children that I say it was also difficult at home in these three or four weeks,” revealed the man from Graz, who has a current contract on the Weser until 2027.
As the end of the transfer period approached, Schmid had to put his transfer plans aside. “So it was clear that now I have to give everything to help the club. That’s my job and I’m not doing badly at Werder. I feel good at the club,” he said. Before the SVW continues in the Bundesliga with an away game in Leipzig (Sunday, November 23rd at 3:30 p.m.), he would like to qualify with Austria for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The decision will be made in Cyprus (Saturday, November 15th at 6 p.m.) and against Bosnia (Tuesday, November 18th at 8:45 p.m.).
Schmid played 168 competitive games for Werder and scored 16 goals and 29 assists. The right-footer has gradually increased his market value from 2 million euros to 17 million euros since the summer of 2020. This makes him the most valuable Werder professional after Bayer Leverkusen’s loanee Victor Boniface (24; MW 20 million).