The winter transfer period for the 2023/2024 season in Europe’s top leagues ends on Thursday – so the Bundesliga clubs don’t have much time left before the deadline.
What else is happening at FC Bayern, BVB, Eintracht Frankfurt and Co.? Will FC Schalke 04 also be active again in the 2nd league? Everything important to read in the ticker sport.de!
+++ January 31st, 11:58 a.m.: Transfer movement at Werder? +++
Werder Bremen is apparently looking towards Manchester United in the transfer market. Young levy Isak Hansen-Aaröen is said to have been targeted by the Hanseatic League. More information is available here.
+++ January 31st, 11:27 a.m.: BVB talent on the move? +++
There are signs of a return to Ajax Amsterdam for Julian Rijkhoff. According to information from the Dutch newspaper “De Telegraaf”, the 19-year-old is already in the Netherlands.
However, BVB and Ajax first have to come to an agreement. Further information are available here.
+++ January 31st, 10:33 a.m.: VfB Stuttgart is working on a surprise +++
A transfer surprise may be on the horizon at VfB Stuttgart. According to “Sky”, the Swabians are trying to sign Mahmoud Dahoud, who does not have a regular place at Brighton & Hove Albion.
VfB sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth is said to be in talks with Dahoud’s advisor. Negotiations between the two clubs are said to be advanced. There is apparently a loan with a purchase option in the room. The midfielder moved to the Premier League from Borussia Dortmund last summer.
+++ January 31st, 10:10 a.m.: Reyna’s farewell from BVB has probably been decided +++
The poker around BVB professional Giovanni Reyna seems to be over: According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, the Dortmund team has agreed with Nottingham Forest on a loan until the end of the season. The English therefore cover the entire salary of the American.
According to The Telegraph, the 21-year-old is expected to undergo a medical check-up in Nottingham this Wednesday.
+++ January 31st, 9:26 a.m.: Werder shines at FC Bayern +++
According to “Sport Bild”, Werder Bremen has examined a loan from Mathys Tel. The Munich team is said to have turned down the North German team, as did Tottenham Hotspur, who were also said to have been interested in a temporary commitment.
The attacker should instead finish the season at FC Bayern. However, it is said that a loan could become an issue in the summer. Learn more here.
+++ January 31st, 8:36 a.m.: Poker for Zaragoza is underway +++
FC Bayern is considering an early transfer of Bryan Zaragoza (FC Granada). The record champions would probably have to add a whopping amount to the rumored transfer fee of around 13 million euros in order to lure the winger, who was signed for the summer, to Säbener Straße in the winter. Here you will find more information.
+++ January 31st, 7:57 a.m.: 20 million man too expensive for RB Leipzig +++
Even a financially well-positioned club like RB Leipzig cannot fulfill every transfer request of those in charge.
According to “Sky”, the Saxons would have liked to sign Edon Zhegrova from OSC Lille during the current change period. The Kosovar winger was too expensive for RB with a transfer fee of around 20 million euros.
In the summer, however, the personnel could become exciting again, especially since Zhegrova, who was already traded for BVB, was born in Herford in North Rhine-Westphalia.
+++ January 31st, 7:25 a.m.: Ex-Schalke Rakitic to Saudi Arabia +++
Ivan Rakitic has signed a lucrative new contract in the autumn of his career. The former FC Schalke 04 professional is moving from Sevilla FC to Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab on a free transfer. His contract there is scheduled to run until 2025, but the club did not initially provide any official information.
Rakitic moved from Schalke to Sevilla in 2011. Between 2014 and 2020 he played for FC Barcelona before returning to the Andalusians. The 35-year-old is now the foreigner with the most competitive games in the club’s history.
+++ January 31st, 7:00 a.m.: Eintracht is threatened with a transfer defeat +++
The transfer period is quickly approaching the home stretch. The poker around Swedish gem Lucas Bergvall is entering its hot phase. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the 17-year-old and his family will meet FC Barcelona again on Wednesday. Barca sports director Deco wants to close the deal as soon as possible. Bergvall’s current employer Djurgården is said to have already given the green light.
From the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt in particular is said to be very interested in the central midfielder. The SGE is now apparently threatened with a transfer setback.
+++ January 30th, 10:11 p.m.: FC Bayern continues to look for Coman replacement +++
After Kingsley Coman was recently injured and will also be out for weeks, the alarm bells at FC Bayern were ringing louder and louder. Two days before the end of the transfer period, the club bosses are currently intensively examining how a winter newcomer could be implemented in the wing positions.
Another alternative is currently said to be Steven Bergwijn. According to an “ESPN” report, FC Bayern is said to have already approached the players to find out about the 26-year-old’s willingness to move. However, there is said to have been no direct contact with his club Ajax Amsterdam. In the summer of 2022, Bergwijn moved from Tottenham Hotspur back to his native Netherlands for 31 million euros.
+++ January 30th, 9:05 p.m.: Werder wants French edge +++
With a body length of 2.02 meters, he is probably one of the tallest players in the entire Bundesliga. According to Sky, only details remain to be clarified between Werder Bremen and midfielder Skelly Alvero. The 21-year-old will initially come to Bremen on loan from Olympique Lyon, and from the summer Werder will then have a purchase option of five million euros for the giant. Everything should be finalized on Wednesday.