What has been hinted at for a few days is now official: Sebastian Polter is moving to FC Schalke 04. There he is to score goals alongside Simon Terodde in the fight to stay up.
Striker Sebastian Polter’s move from VfL Bochum to Ruhr rivals FC Schalke 04 is perfect. This was announced by the two Bundesliga clubs on Monday. According to Schalke, the 31-year-old has a contract until 2025, but the clubs did not specify the transfer fee. According to media reports, it should be 1.5 million euros.
“Schalke is a big club that belongs in the Bundesliga. I would like to do my part to keep the class in the coming season. I will do everything I can to do that from day one,” said Polter, for whom it is the eighth professional club in three countries (Germany, England, Netherlands).
“With Sebastian we are gaining a robust centre-forward who has good speed for his size and has very good assertiveness. He knows the Bundesliga, is a guy and knows what is important,” Schalke’s sporting director Rouven Schröder was quoted as saying on Twitter.
The former Berliner contributed ten goals to Bochum’s relegation in the past season. At Schalke he should support second division record scorer Simon Terodde.