Bundesliga soccer club VfL Wolfsburg has signed national striker Kevin Behrens from league rivals Union Berlin. The Lower Saxony announced this on Wednesday (January 31, 2023) after numerous media had previously reported on the interest of the troubled “Wolves” in the 32-year-old attacker.
VfL did not specify a contract term; according to media reports, Behrens’ contract will run until summer 2026. The transfer fee should be 3.5 million euros. “Kevin comes from current game operations, he knows the league and will therefore only need a short period of getting used to it,” VfL sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz is quoted in the statement: “He has proven his qualities on the pitch again and again in recent years placed.”
In October debut in the National team
Behrens moved from the then second division club SV Sandhausen to Union in 2021, where he matured into a national player. Behrens made his debut under national coach Julian Nagelsmann in the 2-2 draw against Mexico in October. The attacker’s contract in Berlin ran until the summer of 2024. Behrens scored four goals for Union in the current season. Behrens is supposed to revive the offensive in Wolfsburg. Coach Niko Kovac’s team only scored 23 goals in 19 games this season. After a good start to the season, the 2009 champions are currently only in eleventh place in the table
Previously in action for Werder and 96
Born in Bremen, Behrens started playing football at ATS Buntentor. The attacker then came to Werder Bremen’s youth department in 2008 via SC Weyhe. After stints at SV Wilhelmshaven, the Hannover 96 U23, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiß Essen and 1. FC Saarbrücken, Behrens moved to the then second division club SV Sandhausen in 2018. Among other things, he drew the attention of Union Berlin with 31 goals in 94 games in the second highest division and has been in action for the club from the capital since 2021.
