Second division soccer team Arminia Bielefeld started the new season with great concern. After the blatant false start, the Bundesliga relegated wants to improve the transfer market and sign a player who was convincing at FC Schalke 04 to the end.
Martin Fraisl is about to move to Arminia Bielefeld. This is based on information from the “table football“. Although the keeper played a key role in FC Schalke 04’s promotion last season, neither side was able to agree on a contract extension. The Austrian is currently without a contract and would be available on a free transfer.
The 29-year-old only switched from the Dutch first division club ADO Den Haag to the Royal Blues in the summer of 2021.
Shortly thereafter, at Schalke, he conquered the regular place between the posts, the former S04 captain Ralf Fährmann was relegated to the bench.
Regular Kapino may be out for a longer period of time
A goalkeeper like Martin Fraisl is urgently needed at Arminia Bielefeld. On the one hand, the relegated team conceded a whopping ten goals in the first five games, only four clubs were worse on the defensive. On the other hand, regular keeper Stefanos Kapino was injured in the 1-1 draw at 1. FC Heidenheim.
According to the “Westfalen-Blatt”, the Greek is not only missing for the basement duel on Friday evening against Eintracht Braunschweig (6:30 p.m.). Bielefeld is therefore even threatened with a long-term failure. This is one of the reasons why Arminia could strike again on the transfer market.
At the beginning of June, Bielefeld presented the Swiss Uli Forte as the new head coach. After only four games without a win, Forte was already kicked out. Daniel Scherning from VfL Osnabrück took over and signed until the end of the season. After all, Scherning got a first point in the first game.