Free transfer 2024: Klostermann, Reus & Co. can negotiate from January 1st

92 contracts are expiring

From January 1st, footballers with contracts ending in 2024 can officially negotiate with interested clubs or sign with a new club without having to take their current employer into account. This year, too, some well-known and sometimes highly decorated professionals belong to this group in the Bundesliga: for example, ex-BVB captain Marco Reus (34), RB Leipzig’s Lukas Klostermann (27) and FC Bayern’s Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (34). still clarify their future.

The most valuable of this group is Leandro Barreiro (23) from FSV Mainz 05 with a market value of 14 million euros. For the central midfielder, who was recently voted Sportsman of the Year in Luxembourg, the signs are pointing to farewell. However, the “Zero Fives” are trying to get an extension and hope that the right-footed player will not leave his training club – Barreiro moved from his hometown to Mainz’s U17s in 2016 – for free. According to recent reports, Eintracht Frankfurt is said to be interested. Jonathan Burkardt (23), another Mainz player, is one of the five most valuable Bundesliga players with a contract that ends in 2024.

It is also interesting to see which path Sheraldo Becker (28) chooses. The fast attacker from Union Berlin was already considered a sales candidate in the summer, and recently he was repeatedly linked to the SGE. A farewell in the winter is also on the cards after new coach Nenad Bjelica recently dismantled the top attacker from the previous season. In addition to Becker’s, the working papers of ten other Köpenickers will also expire in 2024, including goalkeeper Frederik Rönnow (31) and central defender Robin Knoche (31), with a total value of 59 million euros. Busy months await sports director Oliver Ruhnert.

BVB future of Reus, Hummels & Wolf unclear – Choupo-Moting before Bayern farewell

There should also be movement in the squad at Borussia Dortmund. With a market value of 7 million euros, Reus is the most valuable black and yellow player whose contract ends, followed by Marius Wolf (28) and Mats Hummels (35) with a market value of 6.5 million and 6 million euros. While BVB is planning to start the coming season without Wolf, in which a move to Saudi Arabia or Qatar could become an issue, the decisions for the two veterans Reus and Hummels should be made at the end of the season, as was the case last year.

FC Bayern largely clarified the open questions regarding its professionals whose contract ends in 2024 before Christmas. The goalkeepers Manuel Neuer (37) and Sven Ulreich (35) were extended, and Thomas Müller (34) is also staying for at least another year. For striker Choupo-Moting and right-back Bouna Sarr (31), who may never play for Munich again after tearing his cruciate ligament, the signs point to a separation.

The departure of Koen Casteels (31) from VfL Wolfsburg has already been confirmed. With a market value of 8 million euros, he is the world’s second most valuable keeper with an expiring working document. If the Belgian has not found a new employer by the time of the European Championships, he will probably be the number one self-promoter at the finals in Germany. “Koen Casteels did very well and always played when he was fit after Thibaut Courtois was out (torn cruciate ligament, editor’s note),” explained national coach Domenico Tedesco in the Transfermarkt interview.

Like Casteels, Klostermann is also estimated to have a market value of 8 million euros and the Leipzig native is still taking his time deciding whether to stay. “We would like Lukas to extend his contract. He is important for us, a seasoned player, he has an incredible history in our club. I think we will soon have clarity on this, which is what we want. The cards have been laid,” emphasized RB sports director Rouven Schröder. The defender has been under contract with the Saxons since 2014, only Yussuf Poulsen (29; since 2013) from the current squad has been there longer.

Hartel & Jatta among the most valuable second division professionals with a contract expiring in 2024

In the 2nd Bundesliga there are eight footballers with a market value of 1.5 million euros or higher who will come onto the market free of charge at the end of the season. At the top, with a value of 3 million euros, is FC St. Pauli’s top performer Marcel Hartel (27). The midfielder knows “what he has in us. His abilities have become particularly visible for us in the last two years,” explained sports director Andreas Bornemann to Transfermarkt. “We want to convince ‘Cello’ that his journey doesn’t have to end here.”

Like Hartel, Paderborn’s Florent Muslija (25) or Hamburg’s Bakery Jatta (25) could also move up a class if their clubs do not succeed in promotion. Muslija is on the list at VfL Bochum and two Bundesliga clubs are said to have expressed interest in Jatta, while negotiations with HSV are proving tough and have been postponed until next year.

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