It’s Deadline Day. The clubs still have until 6 p.m. to land new players. You can find the most important transfer news in the t-online live ticker.
The most important things at a glance
This year there was again a lot of movement in the German football clubs during the winter transfer phase. FC Bayern signed Sacha Boey and Eric Dier. Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt strengthened their attack and Leipzig gave up national striker Timo Werner.
Now “Deadline Day” is upon us. It is the last day this winter on which clubs can sign new players or thin out their own squad. The German clubs have until 6 p.m. to do this. In Italy the window closes at 8 p.m., in France at 11 p.m. and in Spain and England even at midnight.
Mega transfer fixed: PSG striker to Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt still gets its dream striker, Hugo Ekitiké. The club confirmed this on Thursday evening. Accordingly, he will initially be loaned out by Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the season.
According to Sky, Eintracht will then have a purchase option. Together, the package (loan, salary and possible purchase option) should have a volume of 30 million euros, as the broadcaster further reports.
“RMC Sport” from France and the Italian transfer insider Fabrizio Romano had previously reported on the transfer, among others.
Ex-professional Caligiuri is moving to the major league
Long-time Bundesliga professional Daniel Caligiuri will play in the top league for FC 08 Villingen. The club announced this on Thursday. The 36-year-old has been keeping fit in Villingen for some time and training with the team.
In total, Caligiuri played 372 Bundesliga games and won the DFB Cup with VfL Wolfsburg in 2015.
Augsburg signs “great player”
FC Augsburg has signed Spanish offensive player Pep Biel from Olympiacos Piraeus. The 27-year-old Spaniard is moving to the Bundesliga club on loan until the end of the season. As the Augsburgers announced, there is a purchase option beyond the current season. It was agreed not to disclose the transfer modalities.
The change had already begun. The “Kicker” reported about this. “There are discussions,” admitted Augsburg coach Jess Thorup on Thursday. The Dane knows the 27-year-old Spaniard from their time together at FC Copenhagen. Biel is a “great player,” Thorup praised the professional, who is versatile in attack and can also play in central midfield. “I think he’s available.”
Biel moved from Copenhagen to Olympiakos a year and a half ago for around six million euros.
Union Berlin terminates contract with young player
1. FC Union Berlin and homegrown player Mathis Bruns will go their separate ways in the future. The Köpenickers have ended the 19-year-old defender’s loan to regional league team Stuttgarter Kickers and terminated the contract with Bruns, as the Bundesliga club announced on Thursday evening.
Bruns had received a professional contract with Union before the season and was loaned to Stuttgart. He was not used in competitive games there. The 19-year-old had played for Union since his youth.
Werder signs Hansen-Aaroen from United
Werder Bremen signed the Norwegian Isak Hansen-Aaroen shortly before the end of the transfer period. The 19-year-old comes from Manchester United, the Bremen team announced, but without mentioning a contract term. The attacking midfielder “has a high level of security on the ball and a good understanding of the game,” explained Werder coach Ole Werner.
The 19-year-old Hansen-Aaröen moved to United’s youth department in 2020 and most recently played for the U21 team. There, the attacking midfielder scored two goals in eight games.