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Despite his convincing debut for FC Schalke 04, Edin Dzeko remains a substitute for the time being. After his goal in the first game for the league leaders in a 2-2 draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the almost 40-year-old Bosnian is also planning on playing the joker role in the Revierderby at VfL Bochum on Saturday.
“Edin has been training all week. The game against Lautern was a first step. But he still needs a little bit before he can start,” said Schalke coach Miron Muslic on Thursday as part of the introduction of new signing Dejan Ljubicic (28, all information about the transfer here). “He will still be a game changer. It’s not about the next games, but about impact for the rest of the season. We have a clear plan that means we’ll build it up step by step.”
Schalke also relies on Ljubicic – request to Grodowski?
Muslic doesn’t just expect the former Bundesliga top scorer to improve the offensive, which was weak in the first half of the season. The former Cologne player Ljubicic should also help. “We knew that we were missing a player with his profile in the squad. He has the intensity, he has the legs, but he also has the playful and creative quality. We made very good transfers for the offensive,” said Muslic.
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In addition, there could be a successor for Moussa Sylla (26), who is about to make a million-dollar move to New York City FC. According to the “Kicker”, the Knappen have asked striker Joel Grodowski from Arminia Bielefeld. The 28-year-old has contributed eight goals in 18 second division games and provided two assists for East Westphalia this season. According to Sky, there have been no discussions between the clubs yet. Grodowski moved from Preußen Münster to Bielefeld a year ago for a fee of 350,000 euros.
