The winter transfer window in the Bundesliga closes on Thursday at 6 p.m. The sports show gives an overview of which clubs still have construction sites and where things could get hectic.
FC Bayern Munich – Zaragoza should come
FC Bayern wants to react again after the recent loss of winger Kingsley Coman (torn knee ligament). According to media reports, the management is trying to bring forward the transfer of offensive player Bryan Zaragoza (FC Granada), which was already perfect for this summer.
The Munich team have already improved their defense twice this winter with Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) and Sacha Boey (Galatasaray Istanbul). There is still speculation about interest in English youth international Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa. The 22-year-old plays in defensive midfield.
Borussia Dortmund – Reyna on the island
Giovanni Reyna’s future has been clarified since Wednesday evening. The attacking midfielder was dissatisfied with his playing time and would like more playing time at another club. Nottingham Forest and Olympique Marseille were interested, and Reyna went to Nottingham for a medical check on Wednesday. The confirmation came in the evening – plus a little surprise: Reyna will stay in England until the end of the season, and the Westphalians also extended the contract with the US international by one year until the summer of 2026. “We are pleased that we were able to extend Gio’s contract early for another year. He is a player who has enormous abilities and in whom we still see a lot of potential.”said BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl.
Heading to Nottingham Forest? Dortmund’s Giovanni Reyna
A lot depends on whether a possible loan transaction is accompanied by an obligation to purchase. Ultimately, BVB is hoping for transfer proceeds for the 21-year-old US national player, who is bound until 2025 and has recently only been used sporadically. Edin Terzic’s sentence from Sunday should now be over: “I expect him to be available to me on Friday,” said the coach before the game in Heidenheim.
Bayer Leverkusen – Young Offensive player wanted
Rumors about an alleged interest in signing left winger Marco Asensio caused a stir shortly before the end of the transfer period, but turned out to be unfounded. “There’s absolutely nothing to it.”said managing director Simon Rolfes to “Kicker”. The 28-year-old Asensio moved from Real Madrid to the French series champions PSG last summer, but has so far been unable to secure a regular place there. However, Bayer continues to sift through the market for an offensive player. However, this is said to be significantly younger than the 38-time Spanish international and is an anticipation of the coming season.
VfB Stuttgart – Thin line-up on the six
The interest in a loan from Gladbach’s midfielder Florian Neuhaus has been dashed; despite Neuhaus’ monster move in the 0-0 draw in Leverkusen against Jeremy Frimpong, who broke through freely, VfB is looking for a defensively stronger central player. However, it is still completely unclear whether sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth will be able to step up in the near future – ex-Dortmunder Mo Dahoud, who is under contract with Brighton, is currently under discussion. Dahoud has already been spotted at Stuttgart airport.
VfL Wolfsburg – Behrens in conversation
Union striker Kevin Behrens, who made his national team debut at the end of last year, is firmly committed to Union. The change was confirmed late on Wednesday evening (January 31, 2024).
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Ranos loan possible
Since Florian Neuhaus is now staying, the replacement candidates Ao Tanaka from Fortuna Düsseldorf and Joris Chotard (HSC Montpellier) will probably not be an issue again until the summer transfer period. It is still possible that promising striker Grant-Leon Ranos will be loaned out in order to gain match practice.
1. FC Union Berlin – Vertessen approaching
Offensive player Yorbe Vertessen is supposed to come, but it still depends on the personnel development at PSV Eindhoven. Fix the Wolfsburg signing of national striker Kevin Behrens, after whose departure the Union will probably react again in attack.