According to a report in the “Bild” newspaper, Kevin Volland’s transfer to Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin is perfect.
The 15-time national player has signed a three-year contract with the Champions League participants and costs four million euros plus bonus payments. Volland’s move from AS Monaco, where he was contractually bound until June 30 next year, had been indicated in the past few days.
Only on Tuesday did East Berlin sign Robin Gosens. The 29-year-old is said to have cost 15 million euros. The 16-time national player would clearly be the most expensive purchase in the history of the Bundesliga promoted from 2019. Gosens last played a year and a half at Inter Milan.
Volland was under contract with Monaco for almost three years. He moved there from Bayer 04 Leverkusen in September 2020. The now 31-year-old attacker had previously gone on a goal hunt for TSV 1860 Munich and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
Also Bonucci as a newcomer under discussion?
“We will get more players. These are the players we wanted to get,” Union Berlin’s professional football manager Oliver Ruhnert had already announced. Now he apparently did more to optimize the squad for the upcoming tasks in the championship, the DFB Cup and, for the first time, in the Champions League.
The Italian European champion Leonardo Bonucci is also traded. The 36-year-old has played 122 caps for the Squadra Azzurra. His contract with Juventus expires next summer.