After Polter failure
“In the coming days we will analyze what effects Polti’s absence will have on our plans for the rest of the season,” announced Schalke’s sporting director Peter Knäbel last weekend after the diagnosis of striker Sebastian Polter’s serious knee injury. For the offensive of the bottom of the table in the Bundesliga, which had by far the lowest goal tally in the first half of the season, the absence of the veteran is the next low blow – Knäbel now commented in an interview with the “picture“-Newspaper on the current status of the transfer poker around Union Berlin’s Tim Skarke and the planning for the offensive.
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The Royal Blues’ interest in the 26-year-old right winger Skarke became public at the beginning of December, and from Schalke’s point of view, a possible loan deal including a purchase option is initially planned. Although the player – who only made three short appearances with the “Iron” during the first half of the season due to strong competition, including top scorer Sheraldo Becker (27) – and the Gelsenkirchen team agreed on a change, Union would push it according to “Bild” but still a bolt. Only when a suitable replacement is found are they prepared to hand over Skarke, who was committed from Darmstadt in the summer.
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Schalke has not yet given up hope of an agreement. “We haven’t finalized the transfer of Tim Skarke, but it’s not entirely in our hands. We keep our eyes and ears open,” says Knäbel. One thing is clear: Regardless of the success of a transfer of the winger, S04 must also improve in the center after Polter’s failure. However, the financial possibilities of the traditional club, which is both sportingly and economically ailing, are limited. “Bigger names will not be expected this time,” coach Thomas Reis announced at the beginning of the week with a view to the market and added: “I am absolutely aware of the difficult general conditions, you will not hear a word of complaint from me. (…) It goes without saying that as a coach I would like to see one or two additional reinforcements in our situation”.
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“I can’t imagine a game in our arena without a typical ‘nine’. In terms of sport, that’s my preferred variant, and just for the feeling – a real snap, that’s part of it for me,” Knäbel explained in the “Bild” his desire for offensive reinforcement. The only options left for head office are Simon Terodde and Kenan Karaman, who came on a free transfer from Besiktas in the summer but has been goalless in nine appearances to date. At the end of last year, the “squires” were associated with Brighton’s Deniz Undav and Galatasaray’s Haris Seferovic (click here for the Schalke rumor mill).
With a view to the transfer window, which is open until January 31, Knäbel is confident that he will be able to improve accordingly in the winter: “In my opinion, a second striker can join the team even later than, for example, a defensive player. The more offensive the position, the greater the individuality on the pitch normally is.”
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