Interest in Kastenmeier confirmed
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There is selling pressure at SV Werder Bremen at the season finale. Given the negative numbers from the recently published Intercompany financial statements 2025 The Green-Whites are willing to sell players in the next few weeks in order to achieve their financial goals for the current financial year. In concrete terms, this means: Werder must generate transfer revenue well before the end of the coming summer period in order to turn the loss of 4.8 million euros into a plus in the final spurt.
Club boss Klaus Filbry told “Bild”: “The goal is to ideally generate transfer proceeds by June 30th and thus enable further growth. However, due to the recently completed capital increase, it is a wish, not a must.” This refers to the funds made available by the regional alliance of entrepreneurs and private individuals with a long-standing relationship with the association.
“In particular, the elimination in the first round of the DFB Cup with the corresponding impact on revenue from match operations and media exploitation rights, as well as the targets in the area of transfer revenue that were not fully achieved, led to a negative deviation from the planned figures,” says the financial report. As so often in the past, Bremen flew out of the cup early, this time with a 0-1 defeat at last year’s sensational finalists Arminia Bielefeld.
The 10 million purchase of Samuel Mbangula (from Juventus Turin) was offset by transfer income of 8.5 million euros in the summer for the departures of Michael Zetterer (30, Eintracht Frankfurt), Marvin Ducksch (32, Brimingham City) and Dawid Kownacki (29, on loan to Hertha BSC). Other sales candidates such as Romano Schmid (26) remained against it and were not given up in the winter; instead, a loan fee of 650,000 euros was due for Jovan Milosevic (20). Sums that are putting Werder in trouble because the equity capital has now shrunk to 10 million euros.
Werder Bremen doesn’t have to fear any sanctions – Coulibaly’s record departure?
Werder’s mission when it comes to necessary transfer proceeds is clear from the report: “For the entire 2025/2026 financial year, the group continues to pursue the goal of achieving an annual surplus again after the deficit in the past financial year. The economic activities in the second half of the current financial year are geared towards this.” If this plan fails, there will reportedly be no sanctions from the DFL that could have an impact on the license.
According to “Bild”, the SVW bosses’ obvious goal would be to sell central defender talent Karim Coulibaly (18), whose market value is 22 million euros, for a club record transfer fee of up to 40 million euros. The Brazilian Diego brought in the highest amount so far. Goalkeeper Mio Backhaus (22), valued at 12 million euros, may also come into focus because he is considered a possible replacement for Freiburg’s Noah Atubolu (23). In order to relax their finances, Werder would have to quickly create clarity.
Werder interested in Kastenmeier, but transfer unlikely
Speaking of the goalkeeper position: Werder coach Daniel Thioune confirmed his interest in Fortuna Düsseldorf’s long-time number one Florian Kastenmeier on Friday. The 28-year-old could also move to the Weser as a backup for Backhaus because deputy Karl Hein (24) is only on loan from Arsenal.
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“Florian has been one of the best second division goalkeepers in Germany for years. We have already worked together successfully for some time and, being born in ’97, he still has many good years ahead of him and his contract expires next summer. So it’s completely normal that people deal with him. I wouldn’t object to working together again,” said Thioune. According to reports, a Kastenmeier transfer is currently not particularly likely. There are said to have been discussions, but the free transfer keeper and the Bundesliga club are far apart when it comes to the salary issue. “Bild” and “Deichstube” report on this.
