Million transfer in England: Villa brings in striker

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.

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.

Premier League club Aston Villa have signed Morgan Rogers from second division club Middlesbrough FC. The 21-year-old collected 16 scorer points across all competitions this season (seven goals, nine assists).

The transfer costs Villa a lot of money. The British “BBC” reports that the surprise team in the Premier League has to put 9.4 million euros on the table for Rogers. The sum should be able to grow to 18.7 million euros through any bonus payments.

Karel Geraerts gets his wish: The Schalke coach has a new full-back who can also play in a three-man/five-man chain. Frenchman Brandon Soppy is on loan from Bergamo. The club has now officially announced this.

“With Brandon we were able to sign a very dynamic player who should help us immediately with his energy and footballing qualities. In the current situation, short-term stabilization is of great importance, Brandon should do his part,” said sports director Marc Wilmots.

Dortmund U19 striker Julian Rijkhoff is moving to his home country, the Netherlands. According to Sky, the transfer to Ajax Amsterdam has already been decided. The transfer fee for the 19-year-old is said to be 1.5 million euros. There is also a million for bonuses. The offensive player’s contract with Ajax is scheduled to run until 2028.

The “Iron” sign Yorbe Vertessen from PSV Eindhoven. In Berlin, the striker will receive the number 14 on his shirt. The club did not provide any information about the contract term or transfer terms.

“With Yorbe Vertessen we are getting a player who enjoyed an excellent education in Eindhoven. He has already gained a lot of experience, which will be an advantage for him and us in the second half of the season. The fact that he chose us despite many options, We are very pleased,” said Union manager Oliver Ruhnert.

Borussia Dortmund could lose a top talent. The pay TV broadcaster Sky reports that BVB has received an offer for Hendry Blank. The Austrian top club RB Salzburg would like to sign the 19-year-old.

According to the report, BVB will receive a transfer fee of seven million euros. But the deal is not yet through. Blank has mainly been on the pitch for Dortmund’s third team this season, but made his Bundesliga debut a few days ago in Dortmund’s away game in Cologne when he came on as a substitute for Niklas Süle at half-time.