Transfer “on the march”
World champion leaves Hannover 96 towards the Bundesliga
07.07.2025 – 5:38 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

He had only extended his contract in January, now world champion Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96. The goalkeeper is reportedly drawn to the Bundesliga.
The paths of Hannover 96 and goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler obviously separate promptly. As “Sky”, “Bild” and “Express” unanimously report, the world champion and 96 captain from 2014 are drawn to the Bundesliga. There he will hire his youth club 1. FC Köln.
According to the reports, the negotiations between the parties involved should already be well advanced. An agreement could even be reached on Monday.
Cologne’s new coach Lukas Kwasniok said on Monday at the start of the training on the target: “Honestly: If things run normally, he will hopefully be there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.” The transfer is “on the move”.
Zieler had only extended his contract in Hanover in January to 2026. He has now said that he has now deposited his change in the Bundesliga promoter. According to “Bild” information, the transfer is said to be around 200,000 euros. The destination would be the second goalkeeper behind Marvin Schwäbe in Cologne.
The 26 -year -old goalkeeper has been under contract in Hanover since 2021. In the past three years, the goalkeeper has not missed a second division game and was the most successful goalkeeper in the 2nd Bundesliga last season. In 2014, the Cologne native became the second replacement goalkeeper with the German national team world champion.
