Evergreen at “Iron”
“We would very much like to see him continue with us from July 1st. I don’t see anything that speaks against it either,” said Union Berlin’s managing director Oliver Ruhnert in December about the future of central defender Robin Knoche. The contract of the 29-year-old, who moved to the capital from VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer in 2020, ends in the summer – and an extension does not seem to be a sure-fire success.
The “Kicker” reports on a first offer from the “Iron”, which Knoche is said to have rejected. In addition to financial aspects, the magazine speculates that this is also due to the unclear squad situation of the club, which is facing another upheaval in the summer after the winter departures of top performers Max Kruse (34) and Marvin Friedrich (26).
With Prömel, Kruse & Co: The most valuable departures from Union Berlin
A total of nine professionals from the current squad currently have no working papers for the coming season, and 15 contracts will end by 2023. Grischa Prömel (27) will leave Union for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, further personnel decisions will be made in the coming weeks and months. For example, the future of Knoche’s central defender colleague Timo Baumgartl (26) is unclear: The Köpenicker have a purchase option of 3.5 million euros for the loan from PSV Eindhoven, but this should probably be negotiated down.
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Knoche is set at Union Berlin – away for free in the summer?
Like Baumgartl (2,721 minutes), Knoche is also part of coach Urs Fischer’s defensive line. With a market value of EUR 7.5 million, he is one of the most valuable Bundesliga players available for free in the summer.
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