Transfer ticker
German champions bring in top Argentine talent
Updated on January 2, 2025 – 6:33 p.mReading time: 4 minutes
The winter transfer phase is underway and the German clubs are in the middle of it. Rumors and fixed changes from the world of football can be found here.
With the beginning of 2025, the transfer window in the Bundesliga and other European leagues will also open. In Germany the transfer period ends on February 3rd. After that, players can still move abroad, provided the leagues there have a later transfer deadline.
Which clubs are most in need of reinforcements, what is FC Bayern doing and what is the situation at the top European clubs? These and many other questions will be answered this transfer winter. At t-online you can find an overview of the most important rumors and changes from Germany and the world.
The German champions Bayer Leverkusen under coach Xabi Alonso have strengthened themselves with the Argentine talent Alejo Sarco. The 18-year-old center forward is moving from Argentine champions CA Vélez Sarsfield to the Bundesliga club with immediate effect and will receive a contract until 2029. Sarco is “a promise for the future,” said Leverkusen’s sports director Simon Rolfes.
Sarco has already played 20 games for the Argentina U17 national team, scoring five goals. In Leverkusen, the youngster will face top-class competition in the middle of the attack such as Victor Boniface and Patrik Schick.
AC Milan are apparently interested in Dortmund’s Giovanni Reyna. According to the Italian “Gazzetta dello Sport”, the club is urgently looking for reinforcements during the winter break after Milan are currently only eighth in Serie A. Reyna’s advisor Jorge Mendes should push the deal forward.
For Reyna, a move to Milan would probably be a chance for more playing time. The 2026 World Cup in the USA is coming up, and as his country’s hope, he needs regular appearances. The injury-prone professional has only played six games at BVB in the current Bundesliga season, including only once in the starting line-up.
Dortmund also seems willing to talk: the club could act with an offer between 10 and 15 million euros. Milan wanted to guide Reyna to Italy as early as 2023, but the deal fell through.
FC St. Pauli has presented its second winter signing. Noah Weißhaupt is moving from SC Freiburg to Hamburg on loan until the end of the season. The 23-year-old winger should help the “Kiezkicker” stay in the league in the Bundesliga.
“By signing us, we are creating additional opportunities for our game in the offensive wing positions and are therefore more difficult to calculate in the future,” said sports director Andreas Bornemann: “Noah is very well trained in football and, in addition to his dynamism, also has the flexibility to play on both sides can.”
Is Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving Liverpool FC after all? First, the Spanish “Marca” reported that the full-back is said to have informed the English bosses of his desire to change. Real Madrid is now preparing an offer of 25 million euros, according to the English Daily Mail.
Alexander-Arnold’s contract at Liverpool only runs until the summer. In order not to give up the professional for free, there is a chance of a change this winter. Otherwise the club risks leaving empty-handed. Real want to strengthen themselves on the right side of defense after Dani Carvajal’s cruciate ligament tear – and apparently as quickly as possible.