The midfielder has played for Bayern’s youth team for the past ten years and will initially officially be part of the Bochum team’s youth team, but is also planned to be part of the professional team. But only when the U17 national player turns 18 in April will he “sign a long-term licensed player contract, which will then be valid from July 1, 2026,” according to the club.
Ademola Lookman is close to joining Atlético Madrid. As Sky Italia and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano report, Lookman’s club Atalanta Bergamo and the Spaniards have agreed on a deal. The total financial volume: 40 million euros. Fenerbahçe Istanbul is also said to have been interested in the attacker, but he would rather move to Madrid.
Lookman has been under contract in Italy since 2022 and won the Europa League with Atalanta in 2024. In the final against Bayer Leverkusen, the 28-year-old scored a hat-trick for a 3-0 win. In the Bundesliga, Lookman once played for RB Leipzig and scored five goals in 24 competitive games for the Saxons.
According to a Sky report, Josip Brekalo is returning to Germany. The 27-year-old Croatian will therefore join Hertha BSC. A complete deal with Brekalo’s club Real Oviedo had been achieved. The change is scheduled to take place on Sunday.
Brekalo has already played in the Bundesliga for several years. Between 2016 and 2023 he was under contract with VfL Wolfsburg and was also loaned out to VfB Stuttgart in the meantime. With the winger, Hertha now wants to once again set its sights on the promotion ranks in the 2nd league.
The capital city club will probably also record an exit. Jon Thorsteinsson is reportedly leaving Hertha on loan. The Icelander is no longer in the squad for Sunday’s game against Darmstadt.
Stefan Ortega Moreno’s time at Manchester City is coming to an end. The goalkeeper, who was last nominated for the DFB squad by national coach Julian Nagelsmann last March, is facing a move within the English Premier League, according to a Sky report. His new employer is therefore Nottingham Forest.
