“Sky” reports on Done Deal
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Marin Ljubicic will move from Union Berlin to the 2nd league, but not to FC Schalke, but to Fortuna Düsseldorf – Sky reports. Accordingly, the 23-year-old center forward will complete the medical check on Friday and will subsequently sign a loan contract for the duration of the second half of the season.
The deal for the attacker, who came from LASK for 4.5 million euros on deadline day in winter 2025, should not contain a purchase option. The Croatian was most recently linked to Schalke before the club surprised them by signing Edin Dzeko.
Ljubicic shuttled between the stands and the bench this season and played his first 20 minutes of play on the 16th and 17th Bundesliga matchdays, in which he scored two goals. Goal threat that the relegation-threatened Fortuna urgently needs, because with 17 goals after 19 games they have by far the weakest offense in the league.
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For Düsseldorf, Ljubicic will be the third newcomer of the winter and the 15th of this season. Most recently, Satoshi Tanaka from Sanfrecce Hiroshima came in for the defensive midfield for a transfer fee of 900,000 euros and center forward Jordi Paulina from BVB II for 350,000 euros. In the rumor mill the table is 16th. also linked to right-back Christopher Olivier from VfB Stuttgart II.
In coach Markus beginning’s squad, who has scored 0.91 points in eleven games since taking office in mid-October, Ljubicic would be the fourth center forward alongside Paulina, Zan Celar and top scorer Cedric Itten. At 2.5 million euros, the Croatian, together with central defender Jesper Daland, would have the highest market value in the team. Ljubicic could make his first appearance on Sunday in the home game against promotion candidates SC Paderborn.
