Last summer, Patric Pfeiffer moved from Darmstadt 98 to FC Augsburg on a free transfer with great praise. Since then, the central defender has only played four games in the Bundesliga and one in the DFB Cup. This is not enough for the 24-year-old’s needs, which is why he is not very happy with his situation at the Fuggerstadt team and can no longer rule out a loan in the winter, as “Sky“ reported.
Accordingly, the ailing FC Schalke 04 is an option for Pfeiffer, who is said to have been interested in the defensive man in the summer. With 33 goals conceded after 14 match days, the Royal Blues, who are ranked 16th in the 2nd Bundesliga, together with bottom club VfL Osnabrück, have the weakest defense in the German lower house of football. The Gelsenkirchen team currently has six central defenders in the squad, but Leo Greiml will be out for a longer period of time with a torn cruciate ligament. Marcin Kaminski and Henning Matriciani have made the most appearances to date with 16 and 14 appearances respectively.
After the 3:5 at Fortuna Düsseldorf, Schalke’s players, board and supervisory board wrote an open letter to the fans and members of the club, promising improvement and announcing transfers in the coming transfer window. “Mistakes were made in the composition of the squad, some ideas didn’t work out – we bear responsibility for that. As club management, we will do everything we can to correct any undesirable developments during the winter break. We will also act decisively when looking at possible squad changes.”
Pfeiffer, the former most valuable central defender in the 2nd Bundesliga, would rank second at S04 with a market value of 3 million euros behind top talent Assan Ouédraogo. The Hamburg native still has a contract in Augsburg until 2027. In addition to the “Knappen”, according to the report, talks are planned with other unnamed clubs – and also with the FCA.
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