It’s Deadline Day. The clubs still have until 6 p.m. to land new players. You can find the most important transfer news in the t-online live ticker.
The most important things at a glance
This year there was again a lot of movement in the German football clubs during the winter transfer phase. FC Bayern signed Sacha Boey and Eric Dier. Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt strengthened their attack and Leipzig gave up national striker Timo Werner.
Now “Deadline Day” is upon us. It is the last day this winter on which clubs can sign new players or thin out their own squad. The German clubs have until 6 p.m. to do this. In Italy the window closes at 8 p.m., in France at 11 p.m. and in Spain and England even at midnight.
Ex-professional Caligiuri is moving to the major league
Long-time Bundesliga professional Daniel Caligiuri will play in the top league for FC 08 Villingen. The club announced this on Thursday. The 36-year-old has been keeping fit in Villingen for some time and training with the team.
In total, Caligiuri played 372 Bundesliga games and won the DFB Cup with VfL Wolfsburg in 2015.
Mega transfer before completion – PSG striker to Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt apparently gets their dream striker after all. As reported by “RMC Sport” from France and the Italian transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, among others, Hugo Ekitiké is moving from PSG to the Main. The 21-year-old striker is set to move to Eintracht on a loan with an obligation to buy.
The purchase obligation in question is around 30 million euros, it is said. According to Sky, it should not be an obligation to buy, but rather a purchase option.
In addition, Paris is to be involved in a resale. Ekitiké has been part of PSG since 2022 and came to the capital from Stade Reims as a talented striker. But he didn’t make the breakthrough; in the current season he was only on the pitch for eight minutes. According to media reports, Ekitiké is giving up a salary of several million euros for his move to Frankfurt.
Klinsmann moves to the 3rd Italian league
Rostock brings Stafylidis without a club
Second division team Hansa Rostock has strengthened its defense with long-time Bundesliga professional Konstantinos Stafylidis. The Greeks, who were recently without a club, are signing a contract until the end of the season, the Rostock team announced on Thursday.
“He thrives on a very grippy and intense style of play,” said Hansa sports director Kristian Walter about the full-back: “We were also able to convince ourselves in the discussions that Konstantinos has a focused character.”
Surprise in Darmstadt – Polter comes from Schalke
Bundesliga promoted team Darmstadt 98 apparently struck again on the last transfer day. As Sky reports, striker Sebastian Polter from Schalke 04 is coming to the “Lilien”. The beefy center forward is on loan, the purchase option is 500,000 euros, it is said.
Polter was left out at Schalke under new coach Karel Geraerts, hardly played a role and therefore flirted with a move. Apparently now with success.