Even if the transfer window is still open, it can be said that the clubs are much more reserved during this winter break than last year. In the current season there are 31 transfer movements so far (January 30th, 12 noon), during the 2023/24 season there were 59 in winter.
The reluctance could be partly due to the effects of the league increase, which was not planned in the current TV contract. The current contract is still valid until the end of 2026/27 and brings the currently 12 clubs around 388,000 euros each year, with 14 clubs from the coming season it would be around 332.00 euros. In addition, the salary level and expenses for fulfilling the license conditions have increased constantly for years. Another aspect: There is only one relegation zone this season, most recently the acute clubs at risk of relegation were often the most active on the transfer market, and the pressure to act is currently lower.
The most important transfers of the winter break 2024/25
Leverkusen signed the English U23 international Ruby Grant (22) from BK Häcken. She is a strong defensive midfielder and could be an exchange option for long -running favorite Katharina Piljić. Several top performers extended their contracts: Selina Ostermeier (26), Loreen Bender (19) and Lilla Turányi (26) signed until 2027.
At VfL Wolfsburg, Janina Minge (25) and Svenja Huth (34), the loan from Ella Pedemors to Twente Enschede ended prematurely. The 22-year-old is a movable box-to-box midfielder. The Australian winger Sharn Freier, who is also committed, will only come to the club next summer. Then Jule Brand and Merle Frohms will leave the club for expiring contracts.
Collage: Jule Brand (left) and Merle Frohms from VfL Wolfsburg
Striker Fenna Kalma (25, PSV Eindhoven), who could never really prevail, have already said goodbye, as well as the left full -back Nuria Rábano (25, Utah Royals), who did not get past the German international Sarai Linder. Your change is associated with a transfer fee at an unknown amount. “In addition to Nuria’s express wish, the economic component for the farewell at the present time spoke in particular“, says Wolfsburg’s director of women’s football Ralf Kellermann.
Bayern Munich: Is there still a replacement for the injured Stanway?
For the defending champions, the plans by the outdoor tape tear of the English international Georgia Stanway are whirled up, it is canceled for several months. Because Sarah Zadrazil was also missing for at least several weeks and the Scottish Samantha Kerr was previously loaned on Liverpool, there would be only a few options in the central midfield without access.
Lena Oberdorf’s return will be expected in April, but the international will take time. According to various media reports, Juventus Turins Arianna Caruso (25) and the Norwegian international Vilde Bøe Risa (29) from Atlético are traded as potential access.
Michelle Ulbrich von Werder Bremen was loaned for central defense until the end of the season. She is Bremen’s record player and was most recently captain, her departure is a bitter weakening for Bremen, Ulbrich has been one of the most constant central defenders in the Bundesliga for years.
Werder’s vice captain Michelle Ulbrich sits with a smile in front of the radio Bremen building on the Loriot sofa next to the pug.
The Japanese national player Momoko Tanikawa (19) is said to revitalize the offensive midfield after her loan to FC Rosengård. The top talent arouses high expectations, Tanikawa is considered a technically experienced scorer with strong shooting technology, who enjoyed many creative freedoms during Rosengård’s outstanding season.
Player transfers in the table cellar
Turbine Potsdam turbine lights focus on the offensive in winter with just one shot gate. The contract with a changeover of ducts Kornelia Grosicka (25) was resolved after only half a year and with Thalia Dias de Souza (21) a formerly unified Brazilian attacker was hired. It can play on the right wing and centrally.
Carl Zeiss Jena is recovering Luise Wildner, because the 27-year-old offensive wing player was already active for the predecessor FF USV Jena between 2018 and 2020. In the 2nd Bundesliga she was vice captain at SC Sand and scored seven goals in 12 games. In the catch -up game against Hoffenheim, she was right in the starting eleven. The former U-National player Jenny Beyer (22) comes from the Colorado Buffaloes for midfield.
Cologne: Carlson head coach, Norwegian Mikalsen in goal
At 1. FC Köln has been on the sidelines with Britta Carlson since January with Britta Carlson and is supposed to stabilize the Cologne women. Aurora Mikalsens (28) parades could help that the obligation of Norway’s replacement goalkeeper is a reaction to the injury and shape difficulties in the goal during the first half of the season. There is also a striker from the RSC Anderlecht with the French Amélie Delabre (24), who scored six goals in the league and two in the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the reigning Belgian champions.