VfL Wolfsburg have signed Kamil Grabara from FC Copenhagen

taketonews

Comes from FC Copenhagen in 2024

VfL Wolfsburg has found a successor for goalkeeper Koen Casteels (31), who is leaving at the end of the season. Kamil Grabara comes from FC Copenhagen and will receive a long-term contract with the “Wolves” for the 2024/25 season. VfL also has the option of making the change as early as next January.

FC Copenhagen confirmed in a stock market release that the Grabara transfer is expected to have a positive effect on earnings before taxes for 2024 of around 6.7 million euros – but this is not to be equated with the transfer fee paid, which is higher lies. Loud “table football“ VfL pays 13.5 million euros, from which ex-club Liverpool FC also benefits. The Reds are said to have secured a stake of 20 percent.

With Grabara, Majer & Co.: The most expensive additions to VfL Wolfsburg

Ridle Baku | 20/21 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €10 million

&copy IMAGO

Gallery as of September 6, 2023

Josip Brekalo | 16/17 from Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer fee: €10 million

&copy IMAGO

Daniel Ginczek | 18/19 from VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: €10 million

&copy IMAGO

Jakub Kaminski | 22/23 by Lech Poznan | Transfer fee: €10 million

&copy IMAGO

Wout Weghorst | 18/19 from AZ Alkmaar | Transfer fee: €10.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Obafemi Martins | 09/10 from Newcastle | Transfer fee: €10.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Landry Dimata | 17/18 by KV Ostend | Transfer fee: €11.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Jeffrey Bruma | 16/17 by PSV | Transfer fee: €11.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Jonah Wind | 21/22 from Copenhagen | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

Max Kruse | 15/16 from Gladbach | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

Smelledly Bazoer | 16/17 by Ajax | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

Xavier Schlager | 19/20 by Red Bull Salzburg | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

Luca Waldschmidt 21/22 by Benfica | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

Yunus Malli | 16/17 from Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: €12.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Simon Kjaer | 10/11 from US Palermo | Transfer fee: €12.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Joakim Maehle | 23/24 by Atalanta | Transfer fee: €13 million

&copy IMAGO

Yannick Gerhardt 16/17 from 1. FC Cologne | Transfer fee: €13 million

&copy IMAGO

Sebastiaan Bornauw | 21/22 from 1. FC Cologne | Transfer fee: €13.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Kamil Grabara | 24/25 from Copenhagen | Transfer fee: €13.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Ignacio Camacho | 17/18 from Malaga FC | Transfer fee: €14 million

&copy IMAGO

Andrea Barzagli | 08/09 by US Palermo | Transfer fee: €14 million

&copy IMAGO

Diego | 10/11 by Juventus | Transfer fee: €15.5 million

&copy Getty Images

Luis Gustavo | 13/14 from FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €16 million

&copy IMAGO

John Anthony Brooks | 17/18 by Hertha BSC | Transfer fee: €17 million

&copy IMAGO

Kevin De Bruyne | 13/14 from Chelsea | Transfer fee: €22 million

&copy Getty Images

Lovro Mayer | 23/24 of Stade Rennes | Transfer fee: €25 million

&copy IMAGO

Andre Schurrle | 14/15 from Chelsea | Transfer fee: €32 million

&copy IMAGO

Julian Draxler | 15/16 by Schalke 04 | Transfer fee: €43 million

&copy IMAGO

With the fee, Grabara has become the third most expensive goalkeeper in Bundesliga history. After RB Leipzig, Wolfsburg is also the second club from the German upper house to secure the services of an expensive keeper well in advance of the coming season. In April 2022, the Saxons announced the €10 million signing of Maarten Vandevoordt from KRC Genk (21).

After the first defeat of the season at TSG Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg announced on Saturday that Casteels would not extend the expiring contract. Successor Grabara was trained at Liverpool from the beginning of 2016 and moved to Copenhagen in the summer of 2021. A year later he made his international debut for Poland. With FCK he managed to qualify for the Champions League last week. In 88 games for the Danish champions so far, he has kept 40 clean sheets.

VfL Wolfsburg sees Grabara as a “high-quality solution” as a Casteels replacement

“We are convinced that we have found a high-quality solution for Koen Casteels’ forthcoming move in Kamil Grabara and are very happy that we were able to come to an early agreement with the player and the club. Kamil has been a big part of FC Copenhagen’s success over the past two years and has also shown strong performances on the international stage. We hope that he will continue his good development this season and we are happy that he will be part of our team from next season,” said sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz.

Peretz to Neuer: Most expensive goalkeeper transfers in the Bundesliga

21 Daniel Peretz | M. Tel Aviv > Bayern Munich | Transfer fee: €5 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2023/24
As of September 6, 2023

21 Matej Kovar | Man United > Bayer 04 | Transfer fee: €5 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2023/24

21 Yvon Mvogo | Young Boys > RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €5 million

&copy IMAGO

2017/18 season

21 Florian Mueller | Mainz 05 > VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: €5 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2021/22

20 Oliver Bauman | SC Freiburg > Hoffenheim | Transfer fee: €5.5 million

&copy IMAGO

2014/15 season

19 Loris Karius | Mainz 05 > Liverpool | Transfer fee: €6.2 million

&copy Getty Images

2016/17 season

18 Frank Rost | Werder > Schalke | Transfer fee: €6.25 million

&copy IMAGO

2002/03 season

17 Yann Sommer | FC Bayern > Inter Milan | Transfer fee: €6.75 million

&copy IMAGO

15 Kevin Trapp | PSG > E. Frankfurt | Transfer fee: €7 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2019/20

15 Alexander Schwolov | SC Freiburg > Hertha | Transfer fee: €7 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2020/21

14 Gregory Kobel | Hoffenheim > VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: €7.2 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2020/21

13 Tomas Koubek | Stade Rennes > FC Augsburg | Transfer fee: €7.5 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2019/20

12 Bernd Leno | VfB Stuttgart > Bayer 04 | Transfer fee: €7.8 million

&copy IMAGO

2011/12 season

9 Yann Sommer | Gladbach > FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €9 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2022/23

9 Jonas Omlin | Montpellier > Gladbach | Transfer fee: €9 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2022/23

9 Yann Sommer | FC Basel > Gladbach | Transfer fee: €9 million

&copy IMAGO

2014/15 season

8 Kevin Trap | E. Frankfurt > PSG | Transfer fee: €9.5 million

&copy IMAGO

2015/16 season

7 Maarten Vandevoordt | Genk > RB Leipzig | Transfer fee: €10 million

&copy IMAGO

For the 2024/25 season

6 Marc-André ter Stegen | Gladbach > Barça | Transfer fee: €12 million

&copy IMAGO

2014/15 season

5 mark stains | SC Friborg > Brentford | Transfer fee: €13 million

&copy IMAGO

For the 2023/24 season

4 Kamil Grabara | Copenhagen > VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer fee: €13.5 million

&copy IMAGO

For the 2024/25 season

3 Gregory Kobel | VfB Stuttgart > BVB | Transfer fee: €15 million

&copy IMAGO

Season 2021/22

2 Bernd Leno | Bayer 04 > Arsenal | Transfer fee: €25 million

&copy IMAGO

2018/19 season

1 Manuel Neuer | Schalke > FC Bayern | Transfer fee: €30 million

&copy Getty Images

2011/12 season

Grabara added: “The way VfL looked after me convinced me very quickly that this was the right step in my career. That’s why the decision to move to Wolfsburg was easy for me. I really look forward to repaying the trust that has been placed in me. But until then, I will do everything I can to have a good and successful season with FC Copenhagen and to achieve our goals together with my team.”

To home page

ttn-38