Free transfer newcomer
After surviving a testicular cancer operation, Jean-Paul Boëtius was able to play for Hertha BSC again in the past Bundesliga games. The 28-year-old newcomer, who “no longer takes it for granted” to “be healthy”, also spoke in a “kicker” interview about his decision for the Berliners last summer. After his contract with FSV Mainz 05 ended, the midfielder moved to the capital club on a free transfer in early August.
“I am totally at peace with myself and this step. Of course England was my dream, it still is. There were also talks. But in the end nothing could be finalized in time,” explained Boëtius. Before his time in Mainz, the Rotterdam native played for Feyenoord (Netherlands), FC Basel (Switzerland) and KRC Genk (Belgium). “As a free transfer player, you used to have a lot of options to choose from. But times have changed. Many clubs have reduced their budgets and squads.” (Have a say now: All topics related to Hertha BSC in the TM forum.)
Löwen to Boëtius: All Hertha transfers since Windhorst joined
From expensive stars to free transfer veterans & perspective players …
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Hertha have brought in these players since Lars Windhorst joined in the summer of 2019
(as of November 4, 2022)
July 1, 2019 – Eduard Löwen | €7m from 1. FC Nürnberg
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Now at St. Louis CITY SC
July 1, 2019 – Marko Grujic | €2m loan fee from Liverpool FC
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Already played on loan at Hertha in 2018/19, then was loaned out again
Now at FC Porto
1.7.2019 – Dedryck Boyata | Free transfer from Celtic FC
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Now at Club Brugge
18.7.2019 – Daishawn Redan | €2.7m from Chelsea
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024, on loan at FC Utrecht
08/01/2019 – Dodi Lukebakio | €20m from Watford FC
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024
September 2, 2019 – Marius Wolf | €2 million rental fee from BVB
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Returned to BVB in 2020
1/1/2020 – Santiago Ascacíbar | €10m from VfB Stuttgart
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Now with the US Cremonese
27.1.2020 – Lucas Tousart | €25m from Olympique Lyon
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
30.1.2020 – Krzysztof Piatek | €24m from AC Milan
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan from US Salernitana
January 31, 2020 – Matheus Cunha | €18m from RB Leipzig
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Now at Atlético Madrid
August 4, 2020 – Alexander Schvolow | €7m from SC Freiburg
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Schalke 04
15.9.2020 – Jhon Cordoba | €15m from 1. FC Köln
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Now at FK Krasnodar
5.10.2020 – Omar Alderete | unknown fee from FC Basel
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Getafe
5.10.2020 – Mattéo Guendouzi | €1m loan fee from Arsenal FC
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Now at Olympique Marseille
14.1.2021 – Deyovaisio Zeefuik | €4m from FC Groningen
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Unknown contract length at Hertha BSC
February 1, 2021 – Sami Khedira | Free transfer from Juventus
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Career ended in summer 2021
February 1, 2021 – Nemanja Radonjic | €0.25m loan fee from Marseille
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Now at Torino FC
1 July 2021 – Kevin Prince Boateng | Free transfer from AC Monza
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
July 1, 2021 – Suat Serdar | €8m from Schalke 04
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
July 27, 2021 – Stevan Jovetic | Free transfer from AS Monaco
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023 with an option for another year
August 9, 2021 – Marco Richter | €7.1m from FC Augsburg
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
23.8.2021 – Ishak Belfodil | €0.5m from 1899 Hoffenheim
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Now at Al-Gharafa SC
August 26, 2021 – Oliver Christensen | €3m from Odense BK
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
August 27, 2021 – Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | €3m from Ajax
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Now at Royal Antwerp
August 31, 2021 – Mycians Maolida | €4m from OGC Nice
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
1/1/2022 – Fredrik André Bjørkan | Free transfer from Bodø/Glimt
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026, on loan from Feyenoord
January 25, 2022 – Marc Oliver Kempf | €0.5m from VfB Stuttgart
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
29.1.2022 – Dong-jun Lee | €0.8m from Ulsan Hyundai
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
31.1.2022 – Kelian Nsona | €0.5m from SM Caen
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
May 31, 2022 – Filip Uremovic | Free transfer from Rubin Kazan
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
14.6.2022 – Jonjoe Kenny | Free transfer from Everton FC
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
07/02/2022 – Jessic Ngankam | €2m from Greuther Furth
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
Buyback clause after Fürth committed Ngankam on loan via a purchase option for €2m
5.7.2022 – Ivan Sunjic | Loan from Birmingham City
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
13.7.2022 – Chidera Ejuke | Loan from CSKA Moscow
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023
July 30, 2022 – Wilfried Kanga | €4m from BSC Young Boys
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
08/08/2022 – Jean-Paul Boëtius | Free transfer from 1. FSV Mainz 05
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025
08/31/2022 – Augustin Rogel | €400,000 from Estudiantes
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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026
Hertha invested 6.4 million euros in new players for the 2022/23 season and in return earned 24 million euros for sales. The coach Sandro Schwarz, who he knows from Mainz, who was one of the reasons for Boëtius’ change, but was not the main reason for it, said in the Transfermarkt interview: “I think it’s totally legitimate for a club to say that you have to take this path because of the financial situation should go. This is absolutely the reality at the moment. A lot of clubs can’t afford to turn down money and see what happens next year.”
For Boëtius, being a professional without a contract in the summer was “a new experience”. The right foot revealed: “I should have waited a little longer at one or the other club, then maybe something would have happened. But I wanted to play football again. And I think I’m a good fit for Hertha and Hertha for me.” His contract with BSC runs until June 2025. Boëtius confirmed that he has fully recovered from his illness: “Yes. I was back at the check on Tuesday. I’m the old ‘Djanga’ again.”
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