The winter transfer phase is underway and the German clubs are in the middle of it. Clubs can sign new players until February 1, 2024.
The most important things at a glance
Who will FC Bayern bring in to strengthen their defense? Will striker Serhou Guirassy stay at VfB Stuttgart? And who does Union Berlin want to shoot its way to the top with? These and many other questions will be answered this transfer winter. At t-online you can find an overview of the most important rumors and changes from Germany and the world.
Second division keeper probably before moving to the Bundesliga
According to Sky, Kaiserslautern’s goalkeeper Andreas Luthe is about to move to VfL Bochum. Accordingly, the 36-year-old and Bochum have already agreed. However, Lautern still has to find a replacement before Luthe can return to his former club. If Lautern gives the go-ahead, Luthe can probably change.
Luthe went through the youth team of the Ruhrpottklub up to the U19 level and then made the jump to the second team before playing for the professionals from 2009 to 2016. Bochum is in 14th place in the Bundesliga. Lautern in the 2nd league in 15th place.
As a replacement for Boniface: Will Leverkusen bring in a Spain striker?
Victor Boniface is injured. Bayer Leverkusen will be without their top scorer until at least April. With Patrik Schick, the “Werkself” still have a top-class alternative in the squad, but Bayer is still in the championship, the DFB Cup and the Europa League. If the injury-prone Schick also fails, the title fight could become an impossible task.
As Spanish newspaper “ABC de Sevilla” reports, the Bundesliga leaders are interested in Borja Iglesias. The striker is under contract with Betis Sevilla in Spain. The “Bild” confirmed the rumor. Leverkusen only wants to borrow a striker. The problem: Betis probably just wants to sell the attacker. The transfer fee must therefore be ten million euros. Iglesias still has a contract in Seville until 2026.
But: According to the TV channel Sky, Leverkusen has a top-class alternative to Iglesias on the list. Read who that is here.
BVB professional is apparently about to leave
As “Bild” reports, Dortmund professional Giovanni Reyna is said to be about to leave for another club. Accordingly, a change is becoming more and more concrete. The trend is for BVB to sell and earn a double-digit million sum. Reyna herself is said to have already asked the club for a change if there was a suitable opportunity.
The 21-year-old American joined Dortmund’s U19s from the NYCFC Academy in 2019 and made the jump to the professionals in 2020. However, the midfielder was repeatedly injured and made a total of 120 appearances.
Augsburg loaned Mbuku to France
Nathanaël Mbuku is moving on loan from FC Augsburg to French second division club AS Saint-Étienne. As the Bundesliga club announced on Sunday evening, the 21-year-old winger will be on loan for six months. Mbuku, who moved from Stade Reims to Fuggerstadt at the end of January 2023, still has a contract with FCA until June 30, 2027. The clubs agreed not to disclose the terms of the loan.
Mbuku has made three appearances in the Bundesliga so far, one of them this season. In the current season he also played for the FCA U23 in the Bavarian Regional League, where he contributed two goals and an assist.
Eintracht should agree with Ekitiké
Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt could strengthen their attack again. According to a report from Sky, the club from Hesse has reached “an in-principle verbal agreement” with Hugo Ekitiké from Paris Saint-Germain. The 21-year-old would therefore be willing to forego several million euros of his salary in Paris in order to play for Eintracht in the future.