With eight goals and one assist in 29 games in the current third division season, Ismail Badjie played a major role in VfL Osnabrück’s victory from first place in the 3rd league table after 35 match days and with a return to the 2nd Bundesliga firmly in mind. It is now becoming increasingly clear that the 20-year-old could even skip the intermediate step of the second division and join a first division club directly: Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Werder Bremen are said to be showing interest.

