After two defeats against 1. FC Magdeburg and 1. FC Köln, FC Schalke 04 succeeded in turning the trend in the 2nd Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon. Against Karlsruher SC, the narrow at home won 3-1. Interim sports director Youri Mulder was relieved after the seventh win of the season.
“Of course that gives a little air again,” said the former striker at the “Sky” microphone, but added at the same time: “But it has to go on, we don’t want to slip in there. The team fought and brought the victory to the stage . It cannot always be the great football if we do it 3-1.
After 22 game days in the 2nd Bundesliga, the royal blue have no realistic chance to intervene in the race for the front places. With the acute relegation battle, FC Schalke will now have nothing to do with a seven points lead over the relegation place and will therefore be able to prepare for the third second year in a row.
Bulut extension at FC Schalke 04 soon?
Youngster Taylan Bulut is also said to have an important role in the S04 squad, with which intensive discussions about a contract extension have recently taken place.
“There are no longer so many sticking points,” said Mulder on Sunday about the status of negotiations with the 19-year-old right-back.
Mulder did not want to reveal whether a sticking point is still a possible exit clause in the millions. “We don’t say anything about contracts, especially if they have not yet been signed,” continued the Dutch.
The current contract of Bulut, who played from the Knappenschmiede to Schalke’s starting eleven, only expires in the summer of 2026. Nevertheless, the royal blue want to bind the German-Turks in the long term and, above all, secure a possible change financially lucrative.