Only Bayern keeper Hülsmann is taller
SV Werder Bremen has strengthened itself for the second half of the season with midfield talent Skelly Alvero from Olympique Lyon. The 21-year-old is coming on loan from the Ligue 1 club, which is actually ambitious but has been in sporting difficulties since the start of the season, as the Green-Whites announced. The 2.02 meter tall Alvero, who will be the second-largest Bundesliga professional behind Bayern keeper Tom Hülsmann (19), is under contract in Lyon until 2028. According to the French, Werder will pay a loan fee of 250,000 euros, which can increase by a further 100,000 euros, and secure a purchase option in the area, the sum of which could rise to up to 6.25 million euros. Previously there was talk of 4 million to 5 million euros. Lyon will also receive a profit share of 15 to 20 percent in the event of a future transfer.
OL first tried to loan Alvero to sister club RWD Molenbeek in the Jupiler Pro League, but this did not correspond to the player’s wishes. Alvero only moved from FC Sochaux to Lyon last summer for 4 million euros and only made eight appearances over 426 minutes this season.
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Julian Malatini | Werder Bremen | Market value: €1.7 million
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Fixed transfer from Defensa y Justicia
As of January 31, 2024
Gerrit Holtmann | Darmstadt 98 | Market value: €2 million
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Loan from VfL Bochum
Florent Muslija | SC Freiburg | Market value: €2.5 million
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Fixed transfer from SC Paderborn
Kevin Vogt | Union Berlin | Market value: €2.5 million
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Permanent transfer from TSG Hoffenheim
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya | Eintracht Frankfurt | Market value: €2.5 million
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Fixed transfer from Angers SCO
Chris Bedia | Union Berlin | Market value: €3 million
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Permanent transfer from Servette FC
Skelly Alvero | Werder Bremen | Market value: €4 million
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Loan from Olympique Lyon
Kristijan Jakic | FC Augsburg | Market value: €5.5 million
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Loan from Eintracht Frankfurt
Borja Iglesias | Bayer Leverkusen | Market value: €8 million
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Loan from Real Betis Sevilla
David Jurasek | TSG Hoffenheim | Market value: €8 million
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Loan from Benfica
Donny van de Beek | E. Frankfurt | Market value: €9 million
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Loan from Man United
Attila Szalai | SC Freiburg | Market value: €10 million
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Loan from TSG Hoffenheim
Sasa Kalajdzic | E. Frankfurt | Market value: €11 million
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Loan from Wolverhampton
Eric Dier | FC Bayern | Market value: €12 million
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Loan from Tottenham
Ian Maatsen | BVB | Market value: €20 million
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Loan from Chelsea
Sacha Boey | FC Bayern Munich | Market value: €22 million
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Fixed transfer from Galatasaray, transfer fee: €30 million
Eljif Elmas | RB Leipzig | Market value: €24 million
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Permanent transfer from SSC Napoli, transfer fee: €24 million
Jadon Sancho | BVB | Market value: €25 million
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Loan from Man United
TM expert on Werder’s arrival Alvero: “Season full of ups and downs”
Transfermarkt’s Area Manager France, Ronan Caroff, explains why things didn’t really go well for Alvero after his move to Lyon: “His season was full of ups and downs with three different coaches: 33 minutes in two games under Laurent Blanc, then he became one of the Favorite Fabio Grossos in his position including nomination for the starting eleven in five games. However, his successor Pierre Sage completely ousted him after one game without any detailed explanation. When Sage plays with two central midfielders, they are usually the well-known Tolisso and Caqueret. Nevertheless, this loss of trust was very sudden. Maybe he hasn’t quite gotten used to Ligue 1 yet, his first experience as a professional at Sochaux was in Ligue 2. The loan to Werder can certainly help him to experience something new and, above all, to play again.”
Werder Bremen wanted to strengthen their defense and midfield in the winter
The Argentine defender Julián Malatini (22) was Bremen’s only winter signing before Alvero’s signing. “We have great confidence in our squad, there are alternatives in every position and we are convinced that we can achieve our goals with this squad,” said sports director Frank Baumann in mid-January and added: “Nevertheless, we will have one or two players in the winter get it.”
Clemens Fritz, head of professional football at Werder, said in the course of Alvero’s transfer: “Our goal was to broaden our squad a little more. We managed to do that with the loan of Skelly. He is a very interesting player who now has the opportunity to develop further with us and will initially stay with us until the end of the season on manageable transfer conditions. We will then sit down together in the summer and see whether we can exercise the purchase option.”
Coach Ole Werner added: “Skelly already has a lot of experience from the second division in France and has also gained his first match practice in Ligue 1. He is a tall, robust player who can take on both the offensive and defensive roles in midfield.”
The focus at Werder is or was on the defense and the midfield. There is still no solution for the second area mentioned. Most recently, Japan’s Asian Cup participant Kaishu Sano (23) was traded. According to TM information, Isak Hansen-Aarøen (19) from Manchester United’s youth team could come in for the offensive.
Werder’s record signings from 1982
Rudi Völler (1982 for 500,000 euros from 1860 Munich)
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With the recommendation of 37 goals, second division top scorer Rudi Völler moved from TSV 1860 Munich to Werder in the summer of 1982. The transfer fee of the equivalent of 500,000 euros was intended to help the financially struggling “Lions” in the fight for the license, but in the end there was still forced relegation. Völler, on the other hand, started on the Weser, became top scorer in the upper house in his first year and gave Bremen a transfer fee of 3.75 million euros when he left for AS Roma in 1987.
Bruno Pezzey (1983 for 675,000 euros from Frankfurt)
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Financial problems at the selling club also played a role in the signing of Bruno Pezzey a year later. Bremen brought the Austrian libero, who died in 1994, from Eintracht Frankfurt, where he previously held the captaincy. Pezzey also showed strong performances on the Weser, although he was unable to win a title with Werder and ended the season as runner-up twice.
Karl-Heinz Riedle (1987 for 800,000 euros from BW Berlin)
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In 1987/88, when Pezzey and Völler had just left the club, the Green-Whites won their first championship. And his successor played a large part in this as a record signing. Karl-Heinz Riedle came from relegated Blau-Weiß Berlin for 800,000 euros as Völler’s successor. In his debut season, the eventual world champion scored 18 goals – including the decisive goal for the championship on matchday 31 in a 1-0 win in Frankfurt.
Thorsten Legat (1991 for 1.2 million euros from Bochum)
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Thorsten Legat, who came from VfL Bochum for 1.2 million euros after a strong season in the summer of 1991 and replaced Riedle in Werder’s record departure, also celebrated several titles on the Weser. In addition to the championship and cup victory, Legat was also part of the 1992 European Cup winners, although he was not used in the final. After three years he moved on to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Andreas Herzog (1992 for 1.5 million euros from Rapid Vienna)
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However, Andreas Herzog, who came from Rapid Vienna a year after Legat for the new record sum of 1.5 million euros, was far more influential in the club’s history. The Austrian playmaker was active for Werder for almost ten years – and was celebrated by the fans even after a year-long interlude at FC Bayern in 1995/96. However, his second departure and the associated return to Rapid in January 2002 were rather unpleasant. Israel’s current national coach announced, among other things, his desire to change on TV, causing displeasure among those responsible in Bremen.
Rodolfo Cardoso (1995 for 3.25 million euros from Freiburg
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The club suffered a transfer flop in the summer of 1995 with the signing of Rodolfo Cardoso. The Argentine was released from SC Freiburg for 3.25 million euros after two strong years, but was unable to meet the expectations of his new club. After just a year and a half, the playmaker, who had arrived as a record signing, moved on – to northern rivals HSV, of all places.
Miroslav Klose (2004 for 5 million euros from Kaiserslautern)
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Manager Klaus Allofs was visibly proud to present the next record entry in Werder’s history. Courted by numerous clubs, Miroslav Klose decided to move to northern Germany in the summer of 2004. In Bremen he was top scorer in 2005/06 and was one of the most important players in his three years at the club. The transfer fee of 5 million euros for today’s World Cup record top scorer was even tripled when he went to FC Bayern in 2007.
Diego (2006 for 6 million euros from Porto)
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The signing of playmaker Diego, who came from FC Porto for €6 million just one year after Klose, was also a huge hit. In his three years in the green and white jersey, he provided plenty of playful highlights and ultimately won the DFB Cup in May 2009. The Brazilian, who is still active today, then moved to Juventus Turin for 27 million euros – the highest transfer fee that Werder has ever achieved for a player.
Carlos Alberto (from Fluminense in 2007 for 7.8 million euros)
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After Diego’s strong debut season, Werder manager Allofs got a taste for it and brought in another Brazilian in 2007 for a record fee. However, the time of Carlos Alberto, who was supposed to succeed his compatriot, was primarily characterized by headlines off the pitch. At no point did he justify the 7.8 million euro transfer fee. Hardly surprising given only five appearances. After just six months, he was loaned back to his homeland for the first time and finally left the club permanently in 2010. However, the former record man no longer brought in a transfer fee.
Marko Marin (from Gladbach in 2009 for 8.2 million euros)
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400,000 euros more expensive than Carlos Alberto was his successor as record signing Marko Marin, who was brought in from Gladbach in 2009. Today’s globetrotter – Marin was now active as a professional in nine countries – was considered one of the greatest hopes in German football at the time. In his three years on the Weser, however, he did not always show his talent consistently and lost his place in the national team. However, Chelsea paid almost the same amount when they signed him a year before his contract expired in the summer of 2012.
Davy Klaassen (2018 for 13.5 million euros from Everton)
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It wasn’t until nine years later that the mark set by Marin would fall. Werder then made a new record sum of 13.5 million euros for Davy Klaassen in 2018. The Dutchman was in a sporting dead end at Everton FC. In Bremen, on the other hand, he impressed for long stretches and even served as captain of the team in some games. In 2020 he went back to Ajax Amsterdam.
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