Transfers in football are gaining momentum. Some players in various European championships have already changed teams. Read the details in the Sport Bet article.
This year’s transfer period will once again end with the so-called Deadline Day, by which the final transfers must be completed. The deadline is 1 September at 20:00.
Borussia Dortmund transfers
Dortmund’s Koulibaly is set to move to Strasbourg. In addition to the reported €65 million fee for Jamie Baino-Gittens to Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund are considering a possible €7 million fee.
Soumaila Koulibaly is set to join Racing (Strasbourg). The French defender joined Borussia as a free agent from Paris Saint-Germain’s youth team in January 2021, but failed to make an impact in Dortmund and was recently loaned out to Stad Brest.
Borussia Dortmund sells Youssouf Moukoko to Copenhagen. According to media reports, the transfer fee will be around five million euros.
Mukoko, once considered a great talent and a player for Germany at the World Cup in Qatar, spent last season on loan in Nice (France). There he scored two goals in 22 official matches. This was not enough to guarantee him a place in the U21 national team at the European Championships.
After complicated negotiations, Jamie Baino-Gittens will move from Borussia Dortmund to the English Premier League club Chelsea. The winger passed a medical with the Blues last weekend.
However, the 20-year-old Englishman later returned to the Dortmund team’s headquarters. The German club wanted €65 million for Gittens. According to media reports, the English are expected to pay Borussia Dortmund between €63.8 million and €65 million.
Elversberg signs full-back
Second division club Elversberg continues to plan its squad. Nicholas Mikelson has joined from Danish first division club Odense and signed a two-year contract. The 25-year-old Norwegian international will play as a full-back.
Nicholas Mickelson
Elversberg signs Jarzinho Malanga. The club continues to build its squad for the next season. The team that almost made it to the play-offs for promotion has announced a new signing. The 18-year-old youth player of the national team came from Stuttgart, where he has already gained experience in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.
The club also signed a contract with Gunter. Lasse Gunter moves from FC Augsburg to second division club Elversberg. The 22-year-old defender signed a contract with the Saarland club until the summer of 2028.
Fortuna Düsseldorf and the loan of the Greek
German second division club Fortuna Düsseldorf has loaned Greek national team player Sotiris Alexandropoulos.
The midfielder joins Düsseldorf from Sporting Lisbon for the first season. Fortuna also secured a buyout option for the 23-year-old.
RB Leipzig sign Finkgrefe from Cologne
Leipzig have secured the services of Max Finkgrefe. The 21-year-old left-back joined from Cologne and signed a long-term contract until 30 June 2030.
Finkgreffe has played 40 official matches for Cologne over the past two seasons, 24 of which were in the Bundesliga (one goal).
Bayer Leverkusen releases talented Alajbegovic
Bayer Leverkusen have transferred their Bosnian U-19 player Kerim Alajbegovic to Red Bull Salzburg. The 17-year-old is expected to sign a long-term contract.
Bayer has secured a buyout option. The midfielder has already trained with the first team, but has not yet played for them.
Leverkusen have signed Kwansa, who may turn out to be the most expensive signing in the club’s history.
Bayer Leverkusen have signed defender and U21 European champion Jarell Kwansa from Liverpool. The 22-year-old has signed a contract until 2030 and is expected to fill the gap left by Jonathan Tha’s move to Bayern Munich. His transfer fee could rise to €40 million.
The club has secured the services of central defender Abdoulaye Faye. The 20-year-old Senegalese joined the team from Swedish first division club BK Göcken and signed a contract with Bayer until 2030.
Faye has already become the third central defender signed by Bayer for the new season.
Mainz and Frankfurt could agree on Burkardt’s transfer fee
The transfer of Jonathan Burkardt from Mainz to Eintracht Frankfurt is apparently nearing completion. According to several media reports, the two clubs have agreed on a transfer fee. Frankfurt will pay approximately 25 million euros.
Burkardt will have a five-year contract and will undergo a medical no later than the beginning of next week. Burkardt was absent from Mainz’s training session due to a special leave of absence.
Holtmann stays in Bochum
An unexpected turnaround in the Bochum squad. After Gerrit Holtmann had already been officially released, the striker signed a new contract with the relegated Bundesliga side.
The 30-year-old winger had initially refused to renew his expiring contract in May, in part due to an alleged lack of valuation.
Karlsruhe finds successor to Weiss
Bundesliga second division club Karlsruhe have filled the gap at the goalkeeper position with Hans Christian Bernath. The 24-year-old Dane has joined the team from Bulgarian first division club Botev Plovdiv for next season.
Last week, local player Max Weiss joined newly promoted Premier League side Burnley for at least four million euros.
Hamburg snap up Brunswick striker Philipp
Hamburg have completed the signing of their top striker Ryan Philipp. The 24-year-old Frenchman joined from Eintracht Braunschweig. He signed a four-year contract. According to media reports, the Bundesliga club will have to pay approximately three million euros.
Last season, Philipp played a key role in Braunschweig’s survival in the league, scoring 14 goals in official matches. He scored three goals in both games against HSV and also had a successful performance in the relegation play-offs.
Wolfsburg’s Bornau moves to England
Sebastian Bornau is leaving Wolfsburg with immediate effect to join the English Premier League. The 26-year-old Belgian will join newly promoted Leeds United.
Neither club has disclosed the terms of the transfer. Bornau joined Wolfsburg from Cologne in the summer of 2021 and has since made 96 official appearances.
Schalke 04 signed a contract with a Bosnian footballer
FC Schalke 04 has signed a contract with central defender Nikola Katic. The 28-year-old Bosnian national team player has signed a contract until 30 June 2028. Katić was recently loaned from FC Zurich to English second division club Plymouth Argyle, where he trained under new Schalke coach Miron Muslić.
The fixed transfer fee is approximately €450,000. Additional bonus payments can bring the total amount up to €600,000.
Fathy moves from Barcelona to Monaco
Winger Ansou Fati, once called a ‘prodigy’, is moving from Barcelona to Monaco. The 22-year-old initially signed a one-year loan deal. Monaco has been given a buyout option, reportedly worth €11 million.
Fathi made his breakthrough at Barcelona at the age of 17, but since then has rarely lived up to high expectations. Last season, he made just eleven official appearances under coach Hansi Flick and failed to score a single goal.
Stuttgart sign U17 world champion from Barcelona
Stuttgart have signed one of Germany’s brightest football talents. 18-year-old Noah Darvich joined from Barcelona and signed a contract until 2029. According to media reports, the transfer fee was just under one million euros.
In December 2023, Darwich captained the German U-17 team to the World Cup title; he had previously won the European Championship with the German national team. Recently, Darwich was eliminated in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania.
Wolfsburg have signed Aaron Zenter. The 20-year-old winger joins from second division club Paderborn. Center signed a contract until 2030. The club did not disclose the transfer fee.
St Pauli faithful return to Freiburg
Philipp Troy leaves FC St Pauli after two years and returns to SC Freiburg. According to media reports, the Hamburg club will receive about five million euros for the 24-year-old defender.
Troy joined Freiburg at the age of 16.
Bayern are looking for newcomers
Max Eberl has confirmed Bayern’s interest in acquiring Nick Voltemedi. The coaching staff intends to create a squad for the coming years based on his development.
Regarding the rumours of a transfer fee of €100 million, Eberl clarified: ‘Bayern will not pay exorbitant prices for players.’
In response to media reports that Voltemeda and FC Bayern have already reached an agreement, Stuttgart recently stated that they are ‘firmly’ planning to sign the versatile striker.
Pogba signs with Monaco and where will ter Stegen be
Paul Pogba is returning to professional football after serving a lengthy suspension for doping. The 32-year-old Frenchman has signed a contract with Monaco until 2027. He had not played for almost two years due to the suspension.
Pogba, whose contract with Juventus Turin was terminated in November 2024, is eligible to play again in March.
According to media reports, Monaco is interested in signing Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The club has allegedly already contacted the goalkeeper’s team.
In Barcelona, the goalkeeper will face fierce competition. The Catalans recently signed goalkeeper Joan Garcia and have high hopes for the 24-year-old.
New Japanese signing for FC St Pauli
St Pauli continue to build their squad for next season and have signed midfielder Joel Chima Fujita. The 23-year-old Japanese player joins from Belgian first division club Saint-Treiden. Fujita, a three-time Japan international, played 27 league and six knockout play-off matches for St. Treden in Belgium last season.
Machida joins Hoffenheim
Hoffenheim have secured the services of Japanese international Koki Machida. The 27-year-old centre-back moves from Belgian champions Royal Union Saint-Gillouise to the German region of Kreichhau and signs a long-term contract with Hoffenheim.
Kaiserslautern extends contract with Kral
Second division club 1. FC Kaiserslautern has extended the contract of its main goalkeeper Julian Kral ahead of schedule. The German team did not disclose the terms and conditions. Kral joined the Red Devils from Victoria Berlin in the summer of 2022. A year later, he won a duel with the more experienced Andreas Lute and has been FKK’s number one ever since.
Kral was instrumental in leading the Palatinate side to the German Cup final in the 2023/2024 season and continuing their promotion campaign from last season. The 25-year-old has played 70 matches for Lautern.
Coach Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves Leicester City
Ruud van Nistelrooy is to leave his position as coach at Leicester City. The 48-year-old specialist’s contract was to run until 2027. The Dutchman took over as the 2016 champions in November 2024, but Leicester was relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season, finishing 18th. The decision to terminate his contract was made ‘by mutual agreement’, as the English club announced.
Darmstadt 98 brings back Pfeiffer from Augsburg
Central defender Patrick Pfeiffer is moving from Augsburg to second division club Darmstadt 98, returning to his former stadium. The Darmstadt-based club did not disclose any details regarding the terms of the transfer or the duration of the contract. Pfeiffer was most recently on loan at Magdeburg.
Pfeiffer had already played for SVD from 2019 to 2023 before joining Augsburg. The 25-year-old has played only twelve official matches for FCA.
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