The two-time national player Mahmoud Dahoud is about to return to the Bundesliga. According to media reports, VfB Stuttgart is said to be interested in a loan with an option to buy. Pictures from the television channel Sky showed Dahoud arriving at Stuttgart Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The obligatory medical check is still pending.
The 28-year-old midfielder left Borussia Dortmund last summer and moved to English first division club Brighton & Hove Albion. The Syrian-born player played 226 competitive games for Borussia Mönchengladbach and BVB. The 2017 U21 European champions won the DFB Cup with Dortmund. Dahoud has one assist in 14 competitive games across all competitions this season.
Werder brings midfielder from Lyon
Werder Bremen signed French midfielder Skelly Alvero on loan one day before the transfer deadline. The 21-year-old is moving from Olympique Lyon to Weser for the rest of the season. “In the summer we will sit down together and see whether we can exercise the purchase option,” said Clemens Fritz, head of professional football at Werder.
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“He is a tall, robust player who can take on both the offensive and defensive roles in midfield,” said Werder coach Ole Werner about the 2.02 meter tall Alvero. The Frenchman played eight games for Lyon this season and scored one goal.
Dortmund’s Reyna before moving to the Premier League
Borussia Dortmund is apparently loaning US international Giovanni Reyna to Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League. According to consistent media reports, the 21-year-old offensive player is said to be in England for a medical check. Photos from Wednesday show him at the airport.
According to information from Sky, which the “Ruhr Nachrichten” and the “Bild” newspaper confirm, Reyna is to be awarded a six-month loan for one million euros with full salary coverage and has previously extended his contract, which runs until 2025, to 2026. “It is true that there are considerations, but it is not final yet,” said BVB coach Edin Terzić at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon. It is “obvious that Gio is not entirely satisfied with his playing times.” But you are confident in your abilities. According to Terzic, the timing is unfortunate because of the current plight of injuries. “But if there is a decision, it has to be in this transfer window. And there will be players coming back in the next few days.”
In addition to Nottingham, AS Monaco, Real Sociedad San Sebastián, Sevilla FC and Benfica Lisbon are also said to have been interested in Reyna.
Behrens within the Bundesliga
According to information from the TV channel Sky, striker Kevin Behrens will move from 1. FC Union Berlin to VfL Wolfsburg. Both Bundesliga clubs therefore agreed on an immediate and permanent transfer of the 32-year-old. Behrens is scheduled to complete the usual medical check in Wolfsburg this Wednesday and then sign a contract valid until 2026. A low single-digit million sum is being discussed as a transfer fee.
Kevin Behrens (r.) leaves Union Berlin
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Behrens scored four goals in the first two games of this Bundesliga season and then made his debut for the German national team in October. Since this brilliant start to the season, the Bremen native has not scored another goal. The Wolfsburg team, on the other hand, lacked an alternative to their striker Jonas Wind in attack. Lukas Nmecha was injured for months and summer transfer Amin Sarr has been disappointing so far.
Boateng before moving to Italy
According to a report in the Italian sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”, former world champion Jérôme Boateng is about to move to Italy. The 35-year-old, who last played in France for Olympique Lyon, should receive a five-month contract until the end of the season with the current bottom of the Serie A table, US Salernitana, the paper reported on its website on Monday.
In principle, the former Bayern Munich player has already agreed on the salary: around half a million euros. However, the club from the southern Italian city of Salerno would have to sell other players first in order not to incur additional costs. According to “Gazzetta”, Boateng should also have an option to extend his contract. His former Bayern teammate Franck Ribéry, who ended his career in Salerno in 2022, was involved in the negotiations.
Boateng became world champion with Germany at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He won the Champions League twice with FC Bayern. He currently doesn’t have a club. In the meantime there had been talks about a return to Bayern, but without success. His half-brother Kevin-Prince Boateng had played in Italy for a long time, including at AC Milan and Florence.
Former Schalke player Rakitic is moving to Saudi Arabia
After 323 competitive games for Sevilla FC, Ivan Rakitic is leaving the Spanish first division club for Saudi Arabia. Sevilla announced on Tuesday an agreement with the Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab and the departure of the crowd favorite. “Everyone at the club would like to thank Ivan Rakitic, one of the most successful and popular players in our history, for all his hard work and commitment over the years and wish him every success for the future,” the club said in a statement.
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The Croatian midfielder moved to Sevilla from the then Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 in 2011. The transfer to FC Barcelona followed in 2014, where Rakitic won the Champions League (2015), among other things. But the midfield strategist also led Sevilla FC to two triumphs in the Europa League (2014 and 2023).
Führich before extension
According to media reports, national player Chris Führich is about to extend his contract with VfB Stuttgart. There was a breakthrough in the negotiations, the “Bild” as well as the “Stuttgarter Nachrichten” and the “Stuttgarter Zeitung” all reported. The offensive player’s contract, which runs until June 30, 2025, should therefore be extended until 2028.
Chris Führich developed into a national player in Stuttgart
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Führich is one of the top performers in the third place in the Bundesliga. So far this season, the 26-year-old has five goals and six assists. He moved from the second division club SC Paderborn to the Swabians in the summer of 2021. Since then he has made remarkable development in terms of sport. Last October, Führich played his first international match for the German national team.
Vertessen’s move to Union threatens to fall through
According to Dutch media reports, 1. FC Union Berlin has to worry about the hoped-for signing of offensive player Yorbe Vertessen. The 23-year-old Belgian’s move from PSV Eindhoven to the Bundesliga club was considered certain. He was already in the capital for a medical check-up on Monday. However, the “Aalgemeen Dagblad” and the Voetbal International portal reported on Tuesday that shortly before the end of the transfer window this winter it might not work out.
The reason is said to be a long-term absence of PSV attacker Noa Lang. If Vertessen also leaves the club, the quantity in the squad would no longer be large enough for coach Peter Bosz, it was said in the “Aalgemeen Dagblad”. Vertessen could only move if Eindhoven found a replacement on the player market.
Leverkusen is thinking about Asensio
Bayer Leverkusen are reportedly considering signing winger Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain. According to a report from Sky, the 28-year-old is willing to change, but a transfer of the Spaniard would be difficult for the Bundesliga club to implement before the transfer deadline expires on Thursday. It was said that the Bundesliga leaders had been discussing personnel since Monday evening.
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In the title race with FC Bayern Munich, Leverkusen recently signed Spaniard Borja Iglesias as a replacement for injured striker Victor Boniface. The left winger Asensio moved from Real Madrid to the French series champions PSG last summer, but has so far been unable to secure a regular place there. Asensio has played 38 international matches for Spain’s national team.
Zima transfer to HSV failed
According to consistent media reports, the impending move from central defender David Zima to second division club Hamburger SV has fallen through. The 23-year-old is moving from FC Turin to his former club Slavia Prague instead. HSV was looking for a loan with an option to buy. HSV is trying to give its defense more stability. The 19-time Czech international player Zima would have given coach Tim Walter a new option in defense.
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