Schalke’s old worries come back!
After relegation, Koenigsblank had to borrow a lot of players in order to get them off the payroll and at the same time put them in the window. The five most well-known stars (Kabak, Harit, Bozdogan, Matondo, Mendyl) together have a market value of EUR 31 million.
Sports director Rouven Schröder (46) wants to silver them this summer. But the competition knows the needs of the climber and sometimes offers junk prices…
The big loan report: Schalke’s 31 million bubble is about to burst!
Ozan Kabak (22/Norwich City/13 million euros market value): The Turkish national defender flopped even when England were relegated. A double-digit million fee is completely utopian.
Amine Harit (24/Olympique Marseille/€9 million market value): Since the French only want to continue to loan the winger (4 goals and assists in 23 league games), Schalke is looking for a club that will pay a transfer fee of almost 10 million euros and a salary of around 5 million euros. With a three-year contract, the Harit package would cost 25 million euros, which deters many clubs.
Can Bozdogan (21/Besiktas Istanbul/4 million euros market value): It has been heard from Turkey that Besiktas does not want to exercise the purchase option (allegedly 1.8 million euros) and only wants to pay one million euros for the midfielder. A chewing gum poker suggests itself.
Rabbi Matondo (21/Cercle Bruges/market value 4 million euros): The Belgians have a purchase option for €3.5m and could continue to transfer the winger (9 goals and 2 assists in 26 league games). A solid deal is in.
Hamza Mendyl (24/Gaziantep FK/€1m market value): The left-back shouldn’t even bring in more change.
Conclusion: Due to the sins of the past (excessive transfer fees and salaries), Schalke is in great danger of losing millions more.
