No “Bigger Names”
The farewell to VfL Bochum last year had a bitter aftertaste for the new Schalke head coach Thomas Reis. “Unfortunately, the separation was very ugly,” said the coach of the Bundesliga bottom in a conversation with “Kicker”. He was “disappointed” with the public handling of the separation, but did not refer to the association, but to the individual people involved.
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“I was certainly not to blame for how some things went, that’s very clear. In retrospect, however, I would have wished that one or the other had been straightened out elsewhere,” said Reis. That didn’t happen. “That disappointed me, so it took me a little bit to finish everything,” said the 49-year-old. “Although I clearly emphasize that this is about individual people, not about VfL as a club.”
Reis’ work in Bochum ended after three successful years in September 2022 and he had previously been said to have had contacts with FC Schalke 04. A month after his separation from VfL, he started his job as head coach in Gelsenkirchen. The big goal there is to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. “I want to stay up directly,” said Reis, adding: “We won’t be able to solve everything in a playful way, we have to step on our opponents’ toes in a figurative sense. If we can do that over 19 games, we have a good chance of staying in class.”
Mustafi, Kabak & Co.: Schalke’s most valuable newcomers
20 Jordan Larson | Market value at the time: €8 million
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Came on a free transfer in 2022/23
Gallery status: After summer 2022 transfer window
20 Omar Mascarell | Market value at the time: €8 million
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Came from Real Madrid in 18/19 for €10m
20 Kevin Kuranyi | Market value at the time: €8 million
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Came from VfB Stuttgart in 05/06 for €6.9m
19 Franco Di Santo | Market value at the time: €8.5 million
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Came from Werder Bremen in 15/16 for €6m
17 Fabian Ernst | Market value at the time: €9 million
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Came from Werder Bremen on a free transfer in 05/06
17 Raúl | Market value at the time: €9 million
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Came from Real Madrid on a free transfer in 10/11
15 Sydney Sam | Market value at the time: €10 million
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Came 14/15 for €2.5m from Bay. Leverkusen
15 Yevgen Konoplyanka | Market value at the time: €10 million
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Came from Sevilla in 17/18 for €12.5m
14 Johannes Geis | Market value at the time: €11 million
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Came 15/16 for €10.5m from 1.FSV Mainz 05
12 Shkodran Mustafi | Market value at the time: €12 million
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Came from Arsenal on a free transfer in 20/21
12 Benito Raman | Market value at the time: €12 million
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Came 19/20 for €10m from Fort Dusseldorf
10 Jose Manuel Jurado | Market value at the time: €13 million
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Came from Atlético Madrid in 10/11 for €11m
10 Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Market value at the time: €13 million
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Came from AC Milan in 10/11 for €14m
9 Matija Nastasić | Market value at the time: €14 million
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Came from Manchester City in 15/16 for €9.5m
8 Jefferson Farfan | Market value at the time: €14.5 million
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Came from PSV Eindhoven in 08/09 for €10m
5 Kevin Prince Boateng | Market value at the time: €15 million
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Came from AC Milan in 13/14 for €10m
5 Ozan Kabak | Market value at the time: €15 million
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Came in 19/20 for €15m from VfB Stuttgart
5 Sebastian Rudy | Market value at the time: €15 million
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Came from Bayern Munich in 18/19 for €16m
2 Mark Uth | Market value at the time: €18 million
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Came 18/19 free transfer from TSG Hoffenheim
2 Salif Sané | Market value at the time: €18 million
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Came in 18/19 for €7m from Hannover 96
2 Nabil Bentaleb | Market value at the time: €18 million
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Came from Tottenham in 17/18 for €19m
1 Breel Embolo | Market value at the time: €20 million
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Came from FC Basel in 16/17 for €26m
Schalke coach Reis on winter transfers: “My ideas are saved”
Reis also commented on possible further reinforcements in the winter. So far, the “squires” had signed Niklas Tauer, Jere Uronen (each on loan) and Timothée Kolodziejczak, who is to leave again in October (overview). “Bigger names will not be expected this time. Basically, well-known players do not guarantee success, even with them the question arises as to how quickly they can be integrated. And this rapid integration will be one of our main tasks for the newcomers this winter,” said the coach.
“In terms of sport, I have made my ideas, our management is trying under high pressure to implement things as best as possible, which is anything but easy in winter and with our financial means. I’m absolutely aware of the difficult framework conditions, and you won’t hear a single 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,” Reis explained and described further reinforcements for the flanks as “desirable”.
Sané to Embolo: The most expensive additions to Schalke 04
20 Salif Sané | 18/19 from Hanover 96 | Transfer fee: €7 million
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Status: December 2022
20 Christian Poulsen | 02/03 from FC Copenhagen | Transfer fee: €7 million
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17 Amine Harit | 17/18 from FC Nantes | Transfer fee: €8 million
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17 Adam Szalai | 13/14 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €8 million
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17 Benjamin Stambouli | 16/17 by PSG | Transfer fee: €8 million
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16 Emile Mpenza | 99/00 from Stand. Liège | Transfer fee: €8.5 million
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15 Rabbi Matondo | 18/19 by Man City | Transfer fee: €9 million
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14 Matija Nastasic | 15/16 by Man City | Transfer fee: €9.5 million
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10 Omar Mascarell | 18/19 by Real Madrid | Transfer fee: €10 million
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10 Benito Raman | 19/20 by F. Düsseldorf | Transfer fee: €10 million
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10 Jefferson Farfan | 08/09 by PSV | Transfer fee: €10 million
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10 Kevin Prince Boateng | 13/14 by AC Milan | Transfer fee: €10 million
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9 Johannes Geis | 15/16 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €10.5 million
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7 Suat Serdar | 18/19 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €11 million
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7 Jose Jurado | 10/11 by Atlético | Transfer fee: €11 million
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6 Yevgen Konoplyanka | 17/18 from FC Sevilla | Transfer fee: €12.5 million
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5 Klaas Jan Huntelaar | 10/11 by AC Milan | Transfer fee: €14 million
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4 Ozan Kabak | 19/20 from VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: €15 million
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3 Sebastian Rudy | 18/19 from FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €16 million
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2 Nabil Bentaleb | 17/18 by Tottenham | Transfer fee: €19 million
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1 Breel Embolo | 16/17 from FC Basel | Transfer fee: €26.5 million
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