First goal relegation
Managing director Oliver Ruhnert does not expect an easy transfer period at Union Berlin after entering the Champions League. “I think we will have a slightly different situation than in previous years. I don’t know if our squad will be as complete as we would like at the start of training,” said the 51-year-old in a media session on Sunday. “We have a very complex transfer summer ahead of us. We have a lot of things to decide.” But you are well used to it.
The Berliners, who have repeatedly experienced major upheavals in recent years and nonetheless climbed the sporting ladder, will be playing in the “premier class” for the first time in the coming season. “The yardstick is to set up the team within the scope of our club’s possibilities in such a way that we believe we can improve it,” explained Ruhnert.
In every season since being promoted to the Bundesliga in 2019, Union has faced new challenges. “So it makes sense to work according to the motto ‘Cobbler stick to your last’,” said Ruhnert. “We want to have guys here who are fun for the spectators, who are also fun for the club, in that they invest everything, give everything for us.”
Juranovic catches up with Awoniyi: The most expensive additions to Union Berlin
13 Marcus Ingvartsen | 2019/20 for €1.5m from KRC Genk
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13 Leon Dayaku | 2021/22 for €1.5 million from FC Bayern II
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13 Marius Bülter | 2020/21 for €1.5m from 1. FC Magdeburg
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12 Sebastian Polter | 2016/17 for €1.6m from QPR
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11 Anthony Ujah | 2019/20 for €2m from Mainz 05
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8 Sven Michel | 2021/22 for €2.5m from SC Paderborn
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8 Marvin Friedrich | 2019/20 for €2.5 million from FC Augsburg
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8 Tymoteusz Puchacz | 2021/22 for €2.5m from Lech Poznan
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7 Aïssa Laïdouni | 2022/23 for €2.6m from Ferencváros
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6 Morten Thorsby | 2022/23 for €3m from Sampdoria
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5 Robert Andrich | 2019/20 for €3.15 million from Heidenheim
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4 Jamie Lewelling | 2022/23 for €4m from Greuther Fürth
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3 Jordan | 2022/23 for €6m from BSC Youngs Boys
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1 Taiwo Awoniyi | 2021/22 for €8.55m from Liverpool
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1 Josip Juranovic | 2022/23 for €8.55m from Celtic
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The core business remains the Bundesliga, President Dirk Zingler also made it clear: “Of course we will start again with the aim of first and foremost maintaining the class.” Ruhnert added: “We will remain true to ourselves. We will continue on this path and see where it leads.” In terms of squad value, the Köpenickers are currently in the midfield of the Bundesliga with 126.1 million euros.
Quintet was said goodbye to Union Berlin – rumor about Dest
Levin Öztunali, Niko Gießelmann, Tim Maciejewski and Timo Baumgartl said goodbye at the weekend. In addition to the permanent commitment of keeper Lennart Grill, there are no fixed additions for 2023/24. The rumor persists that right-back Sergiño Dest, currently on loan from FC Barcelona to AC Milan, could switch to the “Iron”. Serious media are not reporting about it at the moment.
Grimaldo, Kownacki, Max & Co.: The top transfers in the Bundesliga in summer 2023
Felix Passlack | BVB -> VfL Bochum | Market value: €1.5 million
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(In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher. As of May 29, 2023)
Leart Paqarada | St. Pauli -> 1. FC Cologne | Market value: €1.5 million
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Fabian Reese | Holstein Kiel -> Hertha | Market value: €2 million
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Lars Stindl | Gladbach -> KSC | Market value: €2.5 million
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Dawid Kovnacki | F. Dusseldorf -> Werder | Market value: €3 million
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Julian Chabot | Sampdoria -> 1. FC Cologne | Market value: €3.5 million
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Transfer fee: €2.5 million (purchase option)
Josep Martinez | RB Leipzig -> Genoa CFC | Transfer fee: €3.5 million
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Market value: €1.9 million (purchase option)
Cédric Zesiger | Young Boys -> Wolfsburg | Transfer fee: €5 million
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Market value: €4 million
Philip Max | PSV -> Frankfurt | Market value: €6 million
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Transfer fee: EUR 1.9 million (purchase option)
Omar Marmoush | Wolfsburg -> Entry Frankfurt | Market value: €6 million
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Santiago Ascacíbar | Hertha -> Estudiantes | Market value: €6.5 million
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Transfer fee: €2.5 million (purchase option)
Paulo Otavio | Wolfsburg -> Al Sadd SC | Market value: €6.5 million
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Arthur | America FC -> Bayer 04 | Transfer fee: €7 million
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Market value: €5 million
Hugo Larson | Malmo FF -> E. Frankfurt | Transfer fee: €7.5 million
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Market value: €4 million
Angelo Fulgini | Mainz 05 -> RC Lens | Market value: €9 million
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Transfer fee: €7.2 million (obligatory purchase)
Willian Pacho | Royal Antwerp -> E. Frankfurt | Transfer fee: €9 million
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Market value: €9 million
Amine Harit | Schalke -> Ol. Marseille | Market value: €14 million
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Transfer fee: €5 million (purchase obligation)
Julian Weigl | Benfica -> Gladbach | Market value: €15 million
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Transfer fee: €7.2 million
Jordan Beyer | Gladbach -> Burnley | Transfer fee: €15 million
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Market value: €10 million (call option)
Nicolas Seiwald RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €20 million
Benjamin Sesko | RB Salzburg -> RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €24 million
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Market value: €20 million
Alejandro Grimaldo | Benfica -> Bayer 04 | Market value: €25 million
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