VfL is looking for defensive reinforcements
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“I think we can still do something,” Wolfsburg’s sports director Peter Christiansen announced further transfers late on Friday evening after the 1-0 defeat at 1. FC Köln. “We don’t talk about the position.” However, looking at the injury list, it is clear that improvements need to be made, especially in defense. After attempts with Charlie Cresswell (23) and Ko Itakura (29) were unsuccessful, the solution now seems to come from the Bundesliga.
As the “Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung” already reported around the duel with Effzeh, central defender Jeanuël Belocian from Bayer Leverkusen has become the Wolves’ focus. The 20-year-old, who only plays a minor role for the Werkself after tearing his cruciate ligament, could get valuable match practice at VfL until the end of the season. The Frenchman, who is tied to Bayer until 2029, could cover two construction sites at once.
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In the defense center, coach Daniel Bauer Jenson Seelt (22, knee injury) and new signing Cleiton (22, ankle injury) are missing for a longer period. And on the left side, where Belocian can also play, Joakim Maehle (28, shoulder injury) and Rogério (29, muscle injury) have been forced to watch for a long time. Bauer lined up midfielder Yannick Gerhardt (31) against Cologne. Belocian will probably initially be planned on the left. Josip Sutalo (25), offered by Ajax, should now be discussed for the center.
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Oermann should enable Belocian to go on loan to VfL Wolfsburg
In order to make the loan possible for Belocian, Leverkusen wants to “Kicker” according to Tim Oermann (22) from Sturm Graz. The U21 vice-European champion, who was released from VfL Bochum last summer, was sent straight to Austria for more match practice. There he was on the pitch for Sturm in 23 of 30 games, only once was he not part of the starting eleven.
It has not been announced whether the Werkself have an option to end the loan until the end of the season. Otherwise, Leverkusen would have to come to an agreement with Sturm. The Graz team presented a new central defender on Friday with Paul Koller (23) from SCR Altach. Cologne loanee Jusuf Gazibegovic (25) had previously been brought back for the right defensive side, which was also played by Oermann. But even if Oermann returns to Bayer 04, the Werkself want to keep their eyes open for another alternative in defense until Deadline Day on Monday, according to Kicker.
