After the season is before the season. Accordingly, the player market is moving again. The first transfers have already been made and the rumor mill is cooking. SWR Sport provides an overview for the clubs in the southwest.
The upcoming summer transfer window in German football doesn’t open until June 30th and closes as usual on September 1st, but some very interesting player changes from the southwest clubs have already been finalized.
Grischa Prömel is now confirmed at VfB Stuttgart
What has been “rumored” for many weeks is now confirmed. Grisha Prömelwhose departure from TSG Hoffenheim has been certain for some time, is strengthening VfB Stuttgart for the new season. The 31-year-old midfielder and Swabian will play in the jersey of the Champions League participant in the future. Prömel, a native of Stuttgart, is coming to the Neckar on a free transfer.
At Bilal El Khannouss A purchase option takes effect after the Moroccan played 30 games for VfB. A transfer fee of 17 million euros for the offensive player is rumored.
However, defenders will be leaving VfB Pascal Stenzel (30), whose contract was not extended after seven years as a highly valued leading player in Stuttgart. The loan agreement has also expired goalkeeper Alexander Nübel from FC Bayern. The Stuttgart team has now officially confirmed their departure from VfB. Nübel will return to Munich for the time being.
The young one should be there for him in the coming season Dennis Seimen (20) become number one in the VfB goal. Seimen was previously on loan to Bundesliga promoted team SC Paderborn. With the experienced Marius Funk (Energie Cottbus), another goalkeeper returns to VfB after ten years.
TSG Hoffenheim brings in talents Vogt and Lenz
Already in the winter, the Hoffenheim team reached an agreement with FC St. Gallen about the change of top scorer Alessandro Vogt (21) from summer to Kraichgau. The athletic U-21 national striker from Switzerland attracted attention last season with numerous goals in the first Swiss league and is said to cost almost three million euros.
The transfer of top talent is also fixed Cajetan Lenz from second division club VfL Bochum to TSG. The 19-year-old junior national player, a German-Swiss national, is considered a highly talented midfielder and signed a long-term contract with the Kraichgauer team. The transfer fee is estimated at ten million euros. The next new person could be the preferred candidate Jens Stage (29) from Werder Bremen. The talented player is about to return to TSG Bambase Conté (was loaned to Elversberg).
Grisha Prömel (to VfB Stuttgart) has left Hoffenheim. The contracts of Ihlas Bebou and Kevin Akpoguma were not extended. The future of the attacker, who was loaned out from Borussia Dortmund last winter, is still open Cole Campbell.
Positive for TSG: With sports director Andreas Schicker and the future sports director Paul Pajduch the contracts were extended long-term.
New goalkeeper Mio Backhaus at SC Freiburg
With the Transfer of goalkeeper Mio Backhaus (from Werder Bremen), SC Freiburg drew attention immediately after the end of the season. The 22-year-old is said to cost twelve million euros as a basic fee and would therefore be the new record transfer in SC history. This is also why the future of the current regular goalkeeper is unclear Noah Atuboluwho has been rumored to be changing for a long time.
The loanee returns from 1.FC Nürnberg from the 2nd league Berkay Yilmaz (21) returned to Freiburg. The sports club also signed midfielders Rihito Yamamoto (24) from Belgian first division club VV St. Truiden.
Nicolas “Chicco” Höfler has ended his long and successful career in Freiburg. However, the 36-year-old will remain with the sports club in another role. The long injured one Daniel Kofi Kyereh and Max Philipp will leave Freiburg.
Martel and Königsdörffer in Mainz 05
FSV Mainz 05 already has two new players. Midfielder moves from 1.FC Cologne Eric Martel (24) to Rheinhessen on a free transfer. There is also a free transfer Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer. The 24-year-old has been storming for Hamburger SV since 2022. Königsdörffer scored five goals in 33 Bundesliga games.
No longer running for Mainz 05 Daniel Batz up, he’s moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 35-year-old shone with top performances as Robin Zentner’s representative in the second half of the season. Batz’s contract with Rheinhessen is expiring.
With strong performances too Kaishu Sano attracted attention last season. Now there is said to be strong interest from clubs from the English Premier League. The Japanese, who has been playing for Rheinhessen since 2024, could bring in a record fee.
Final for 1.FC Cologne is Tom Krauss changed. The midfielder has only been on loan so far. The transfer fee is estimated at 3.5 million euros.
Stefan Bell, Danny da Costa and captain Silvan Widmer have meanwhile extended their contracts.
How big will the Heidenheim upheaval in the 2nd league be?
After the bitter relegation from the Bundesliga, 1.FC Heidenheim is reorganizing itself. This also applies to the player personnel in the 2nd league. With Oualid Mhamdi (23) from third division club SC Verl, the first transfer has already been confirmed. The former Fürth player is supposed to strengthen the FCH on the left flank. Mhamdi was involved in 19 goals for East Westphalia last season.
The previous loans Eren Dinkci (Freiburg), Hennes Behrens (Hoffenheim) and Diant Ramaj (Dortmund) will probably leave Heidenheim again. For strikers Marvin Pieringer There should be interested parties from the Bundesliga.
The contract will no longer be extended Stefan Schimmer. The center forward is moving to Thailand. The keeper on loan to Schalke 04 Kevin Müller According to rumors, could continue to play for the Gelsenkirchen team.
Some departures from FCK have been confirmed
With the young goalkeeper Yannick Onohiol 1. FC Kaiserslautern’s first new signing has been confirmed. The talented 21-year-old comes from TSG Hoffenheim II and complements the goalkeeping team around Julian Krahl.
Defenders are leaving 1.FC Kaiserslautern Florian Kleinhansl, Daniel Hanslik and Kenny Prince Redondowhose contracts will not be renewed. Defender Luca Sirchwhose contract has expired, leaves the FCK at his own request. He is said to have contacts with Bundesliga clubs. striker Mahir Emreli is associated with Nicosia and Nuremberg. The strong Finn Naatan Skytta should be in the notebooks of some first division teams.
On the Belgian loan Norman Bassette (came from Stade Reims in the winter) FCK is reportedly trying to buy him. defender Paul Joly remains safe, the Frenchman’s purchase option has already been taken over Auxerre.
New coach at Karlsruher SC
The most important personnel change took place in the coaching bench at Karlsruher SC: The Austrian Maximilian Senft (SV Ried) will look after the KSC for Christian Eichner in the future. In addition to Eichner, several players were also farewelled. Fabian Schleusener, Philipp Förster, Dzenis Burnic and Roko Simic will no longer wear the Baden jersey in the future. Left-back David Herald (23) moves to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
The talented midfielder is new to KSC Kevin Wiethaup (20) from second division promoted team VfL Osnabrück. The Karlsruhe team committed to the attack Noel Eichinger (24) by Jahn Regensburg. Eichinger scored ten goals for the third division team last season. goalkeeper Ferdinand Gebert (20) comes from the regional league team Astoria Walldorf.
The contract with creative players Lilian Egloff was just as extended as that of the veteran defender Sebastian Jung. At Paul Scholl (on loan from FC Bayern) the purchase option was drawn. Also the Japanese Shio Fukudapreviously on loan from Mönchengladbach, may be signed permanently.
