After the commitments of Junior Adamu (22) and goalkeeper Florian Müller (25), SC Freiburg is once again adding to the transfer market: According to consistent media reports, Maximilian Philipp (29) is about to return. According to the “Picture“ Complete the medical check at the SCF on Monday and then sign a contract. There is a transfer fee of one million euros in the room.
Philipp hardly played a sporting role in Wolfsburg last season and was loaned out to league rivals SV Werder Bremen after three Bundesliga appearances during the winter break. There he played more regularly, but was mostly in demand as a joker and only scored once. After returning to the Autostadt, the final split became apparent: both in the cup against Makkabi Berlin (6-0) and in the league against Heidenheim (2-0), Philipp was absent from coach Niko Kovac’s squad.
There were many rumors about the former DFB junior. Not only the first division Werder, FC Augsburg and VfL Bochum were said to be interested, but also Fortuna Düsseldorf from the 2nd Bundesliga. Philipp is now continuing at SCF, where he made the leap to the professional level and played 88 games – more than for any other club. He got 18 hits and 23 assists.
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Robin Gosens | Inter -> Union Berlin | Market value: €15 million
Transfer fee: €13m plus €2m in bonuses (In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher. As of August 18, 2023)
El Chadaille Bitshiabu | PSG -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €15 million
In 2017, Philipp left the Breisgauer for 20 million euros – historically only two Freiburg departures were even more expensive – for BVB, before two years later he went to Dynamo Moscow for the same fee. Wolfsburg initially brought Philipp back to Germany on loan in 2020 and signed him on for EUR 7.5 million the following year. In Wolfsburg, the native of Berlin played 54 games and contributed 13 goals. Since the permanent transfer, his market value has gradually fallen from EUR 7 million to currently EUR 2 million.
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