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FC Schalke 04 remains without a win in 2023 and is teetering on the second Bundesliga relegation within two years. Even with numerous winter signings, the harmless bottom of the table did not get more than 0-0 in the disappointing West Schlager at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday evening. After the second goalless draw of the year, Schalke remains at the bottom of the table with eleven points. The gap to a non-relegation zone is already eight points.
At least as disappointing was the zero for Borussia, who are still waiting for two wins in a row this season and with 26 points are already stagnating in the middle of the table quite far behind the European Cup places. In addition, coach Daniel Farke’s team will have to do without Julian Weigl on the coming matchday at Hertha BSC, who saw his fifth yellow card of the season (34′).
The frame would have deserved a much better game. 54,042 spectators – including a good 5,000 noisy Schalke fans – created a great atmosphere in the sold-out Borussia Park. They were not rewarded for it – on the contrary. Just before the half-time break, the fans got to see an extremely boring football match. As expected, Borussia had significantly more possession of the ball against the bottom of the table, who countered with toughness and defensive commitment. As so often this season, Gladbach lacked the pace to put Schalke under pressure. The hosts should have taken the lead just before the break. A double chance from Marcus Thuram (43rd) and then the former Schalke Ko Itakura (44th) destroyed first Winter access Moritz Jenz and then Schalke keeper Ralf Fährmann.
Schalke coach Thomas Reis tried to give his team more stability with four newcomers and returning Alex Král in the starting XI. This was initially successful, with the uninspired game of Gladbach also benefiting the bottom of the table. With all the commitment that Schalke showed, staying in the ranks of the promoted team hardly seems realistic. The Royal Blues remained conservative and harmless in attack, even though Reis had previously sworn his team to their first away win in the Bundesliga in almost two and a half years. In fact, Schalke became bolder after the change. However, the royal blues hardly have the means to be really dangerous in the Bundesliga. In addition to Thuram and Itakura, Gladbach’s captain Lars Stindl missed a great chance (72′). The 34-year-old got fit in time after back problems, but like some others he didn’t play at the 4-1 level at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim recently.
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Thomas Delaney | Sevilla FC -> Hoffenheim | Market value: €3 million
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loan
(In this gallery, arrivals and departures are taken into account and listed according to market value or transfer fee, whichever is higher (from EUR 3 million).)
Jerome Roussillon | VfL Wolfsburg -> Union Berlin | Market value: €3 million
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fee unknown
Oliver Burke | Werder Bremen -> Millwall | Market value: €3 million
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loan
Hugo Siquet | SC Freiburg -> Cercle Brugge | Market value: €3 million
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Loan with option for another year
Noah Mbamba | Club Brugge -> Bayer Leverkusen | Market value: €3 million
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Transfer fee: €100 thousand
Keven Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg -> VfL Bochum | Market value: €3 million
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loan
Kelvin Yeboah | Genoa CFC -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €3.5 million
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loan
Andreas Hanche-Olsen | KAA Gent -> Mainz 05 | Market value: €3.5 million
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Transfer fee: €2.5 million
Jérôme Onguéné | E. Frankfurt -> RB Salzburg | Market value: €3.5 million
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loan
Moritz Jenz Lorient -> Schalke 04 | Market value: €3.5 million
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Rental fee: 200,000 euros + obligation to buy if you stay up in the league
Loan to Celtic canceled earlier
Jordan Larson | Schalke -> FC Copenhagen | Market value: €4 million
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Loan with option to buy
Ondrej Duda | 1. FC Cologne -> Hellas Verona | Market value: €4 million
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loan
Aïssa Laïdouni | Ferencváros -> Union Berlin | Transfer fee: €4.1 million
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Market value: €4 million
Michael Frey | Royal Antwerp -> Schalke 04 | Market value: €4.5 million
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loan
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel | 1. FSV Mainz 05 -> Espanyol Barcelona | Market value: €4.5 million
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loan
Linus Gechter | Hertha BSC -> E. Brunswick | Market value: €4.5 million
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Paxten Aaronson | Philadelphia -> E. Frankfurt | Market value: €4.5 million
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Transfer fee: €4 million
Nathanaël Mbuku | Reims -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €5 million
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Free transfer
Nicolas Cozza | Montpellier -> Wolfsburg | Market value: €5 million
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Transfer fee: €500,000
Hugo Novoa | RB Leipzig -> FC Basel | Market value: €5 million
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loan
Philip Max | PSV -> Eintracht Frankfurt | Market value €6 million
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Loan with option to buy
John Anthony Brooks | Benfica -> Hoffenheim | Market value: €6 million
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Transfer fee: €300,000
Daley Blind | Clubless -> FC Bayern | Market value: €6 million
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Free transfer
Santiago Ascacíbar | Hertha BSC -> Studies | Market value: €6.5 million
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loan
Dion Beljo | NK Osijek -> FC Augsburg | Market value: €6.5 million
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Transfer fee: €3 million
Paulinho | Bayer 04 -> Atlético Mineiro | Market value: €7 million
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loan
Julian Ryerson | Union Berlin -> Borussia Dortmund | Market value: €7.5 million
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Transfer fee: €5 million
Josip Brekalo | VfL Wolfsburg -> AC Fiorentina | Market value: €7.5 million
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Yann Sommer | Gladbach -> FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €8 million
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Market value: €5 million
Julien Duranville | Anderlecht to BVB | Transfer fee: €8.5 million
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Market value: €5 million
Jonas Omlin | Montpellier -> Gladbach | Transfer fee: €9 million
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Market value: €7 million
Josip Juranovic | Celtic -> Union | Market value: €9 million
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Transfer fee: €8.55 million
Ludovic Ajorque | Strasbourg -> Mainz | Market value: €11 million
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Transfer fee: €6 million
Kevin Shame | SC Freiburg -> FC Brentford | Market value: €12 million
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Rental fee: €1 million + obligation to purchase
Kasper Dolberg | OGC Nice -> TSG Hoffenheim | Market value: €12 million
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loan
Georginio Rutter | TSG Hoffenheim -> Leeds United | Transfer fee: €28 million
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Market value: €16 million
João Cancelo | Man City -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €70 million
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