1. FC Köln VP: 2025/26 Season Review to Shape Transfers
1. FC Köln's vice president for sport, Ulf Sobek, has delivered a comprehensive season review that will directly influence the club's transfer strategy.
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1. FC Köln's vice president for sport, Ulf Sobek, has delivered a comprehensive season review that will directly influence the club's transfer strategy.
22-year-old Luka Duric leaves Hoffenheim for the first time to join SC Paderborn on a permanent deal, seeking a new challenge in his career.
Eugen Polanski stays as Gladbach coach, but sporting director Schröder warns: 'No business as usual' as club plans changes around him.
With 17 players set for World Cup duty, Bayern Munich faces a disrupted preseason as Vincent Kompany's squad will reassemble in stages after holidays.
FC Bayern Munich will travel for the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup after DFL set the venue. The opponent, from the DFB-Pokal final, is known but not named.
FC Bayern's nine-month loan of Nicolas Jackson proved expensive yet efficient; the Senegalese striker delivered despite not fitting Vincent Kompany's system.
Wolfsburg suffer first Bundesliga relegation as Joakim Maehle's early red card in 14th minute proves decisive; club officials slam referee Felix Zwayer.
After 29 years in the Bundesliga, Wolfsburg drop to 2. Bundesliga. Diego Benaglio leaves doubt over whether Dieter Hecking will lead the promotion mission.
SC Paderborn won a 120-minute playoff at Wolfsburg to earn Bundesliga promotion, relegating the hosts after a red card and two shots off the post.
Ahead of their relegation playoff with VfL Wolfsburg, SC Paderborn fans created a blue-white smoke display as the team bus reached the stadium.
Grischa Prömel joins VfB Stuttgart on a free transfer this summer, returning to his hometown. The midfielder's move from Hoffenheim is confirmed.
Borussia Mönchengladbach's squad overhaul is advancing, with signs pointing to coach Polanski remaining at the club. The move signals stability amid changes.
Dieter Hecking stresses importance of maintaining normal life amid Wolfsburg's relegation playoff pressure, revealing his love for these high-stakes matches.
Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß casts doubt on sporting director Max Eberl, whose deal ends in 2025, but Eberl reacts irritated: 'I don't care right now.'
FC Bayern will face BVB in the 2026 Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup after the DFB-Pokal final. The German classic returns as a high-stakes season opener.
Hamburger SV signs 21-year-old Kofi Amoako from Dynamo Dresden as first summer arrival. The midfielder sees the move as a logical next step.
Derry City's winless run hits five after 0-0 draw with St Pat's; James McClean returns for 100th appearance; they sit two points above drop zone.
Fenerbahce targets Bayern's Min-jae Kim, while Gladbach is set to sign Shakhtar right-back Yukhym Konoplya. Two major Bundesliga-related moves in the works.
Wolfsburg's goalless draw in the relegation playoff first leg leaves them in a precarious position, Hecking warns of a similarly tight contest in Paderborn.
Nicolas Höfler will end his spell with SC Freiburg's first team this summer but continue his career as a key figure for their Regionalliga squad.