Football News, Notes & Injuries

Robatsch has joined St. Pauli on a permanent move from Klagenfurt, his new club announced. "Jannik brings a very exciting profile and experience at a good level. Therefore, we trust him to immediately enter the competition for playing time, but given his young age, we also want to give him the necessary time to get used to our style of play and the pace of the Bundesliga," Sporting Director Andreas Bornemann said.

Bitshiabu has signed a contract extension with Leipzig until 2029, the club announced. "We are delighted about the early contract extension with Chad, one of the Bundesliga's most talented defenders. Chad has undergone tremendous development, making significant progress in all areas, and has fully earned the extension. Chad combines all the attributes a modern defender needs. He impresses with his physique and high top speed, while also combining technique with decisive tackling. With his strong left foot, he has excellent build-up play. He has far from reached his full potential and will take his game to the next level with us in the coming years," said Marcel Schafer, Managing Director Sports.

Kral is going back to his parent club Union Berlin after ending his loan spell with Espanyol, the club announced. During the 2024-25 season, he featured in 37 games, providing one assist and helping the club secure four clean sheets.

Ansah has signed a contract with Union Berlin, joining from SC Paderborn, his new club announced. "With Ilyas, we're getting a young but already highly developed attacking player who consistently performed well last season. He brings pace, physicality, and goal threat-qualities we need in our game. We're convinced he can take the next step with us and are delighted to welcome him to Union," said Horst Heldt, Managing Director of Men's Professional Football at 1. FC Union Berlin.

Assignon has signed a contract until 2029 with Stuttgart, joining from Rennes on a permanent move, his new club announced. "With his footballing skills and dynamism Lorenz fits our playing philosophy very well. He has demonstrated his qualities in Ligue 1 and the Premier League over the past few years and gained valuable experience. Lorenz has already reached a very high level in his game and at the same time we are convinced that he will take further steps in his development with us. We look forward to our time together and warmly welcome Lorenz to VfB," Stuttgart sporting director Christian Gentner said.

Bernardo has signed with Hoffenheim as a free agent after departing Bochum at the end of the 2024-25 season, the club announced.

Zaragoza has returned to Bayern Munich from his loan with Osasuna, according to his former club.

Philipp has extended his contract until 2026 with Hoffenheim, the club announced.

Guilavogui's buy option timeline has been extended Hamburger Abdenblatt reports.

Lemperle has completed a transfer to Hoffenheim from Koln, according to his new club.

Flekken has signed with Leverkusen from Brentford, accoridng to his former club.

Fernandes featured in 32 matches across all competitions for Brest in the 2024-25 season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

Onyeka has signed a contract extension with Leverkusen until 2028 and is loaned for the 2025-26 season to Bochum, the club announced.

Ilic has signed a permanent deal with Union Berlin from Lille, accoridng to his new club.

Ritzka made 21 appearances (11 starts) in the Bundesliga, playing a variety of roles.

Smith made 32 starts in the Bundesliga, splitting time between center-back and central midfield.

Boukhalfa scored twice in 25 appearances (19 starts) in the Bundesliga, but is out of contract.

Dzwigala made 16 appearances (two starts) in the Bundesliga.

Treu assisted twice in 33 starts in the Bundesliga, also creating 22 chances.

Wahl started 33 matches in the Bundesliga, missing only a single match.

Metcalfe made just 10 appearances (three starts) in the Bundesliga due to a plethora of injuries.