After unsuccessful guest appearances at FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt, goalkeeper Markus Schubert could make a new attempt in the Bundesliga in the summer.
Under ex-coach Thomas Letsch, Schubert was set at Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands. After a knee injury and Letsch’s move to VfL Bochum, the 24-year-old no longer plays a role in coach Phillip Cocu’s team. Most recently, Schubert even had to gain match practice in the second team.
“I was happy that he found his way into the Bundesliga, he’s a good coach. But he was also the one who brought me to Vitesse and gave me complete confidence,” said Schubert, looking at his ex-coach Letsch in an interview with “transfermarkt.de”.
The goalkeeper added: “I was able to play the way I like under him. That’s why it’s obviously a shame for me that he’s no longer there. And I also think that the situation might be different if he were still here .”
He had already thought about saying goodbye in January. “I approached Vitesse and we talked about a move or a loan in the winter,” said the former U21 international. But there was no change.
Bundesliga return possible
That could change next summer. “Everything happens very quickly in football, things can look very different in six months. But as of now, I’m very open to a change in the summer,” admitted Schubert.
The goalkeeper would “like to return to the Bundesliga. But he wasn’t stuck in one particular club or one particular country, it’s my second year abroad and I’ve noticed that I’m good at it too. It’s important how the club makes me feel,” said Schubert.
He moved from Dynamo Dresden to Schalke on a free transfer in 2019. But Schubert only played in ten competitive games for the miners.
No fond memories of FC Schalke 04
He doesn’t have the best memories of his time at Schalke. His undoing was “that I played eight good games and two not so good ones out of ten games. Exactly the two not so good ones are remembered by many”.
After two claps against FC Bayern (0: 5) and BVB (0: 4), Schubert became the center of criticism for the Royal Blues. “In retrospect, I would resist it,” emphasized the Freiberg native and explained: “I used to put up with a lot and didn’t defend myself, but that’s different now. Of course I don’t say no to everything all at once, but I did own opinion on many things, can address negative things and am much more self-confident.”