Contract expires
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After a mixed first half of the season with only 45 minutes of playing time, Amin Younes is coming into his own again at FC Schalke 04. Apparently one reason why the 32-year-old winger decided against a winter change in the last few weeks. At least that’s what the “Bild” newspaper reports, according to whose information the Indonesian club Persija Jakarta made an extremely lucrative offer for the services of the eight-time national player.
Younes appeared four times in a row for the Royal Blues in 2026, twice in the starting line-up. Although his contract is only valid until the summer and the chances of an extension are considered slim, the right-footer, who was once valued at 10 million euros, refused to say goodbye in the winter. Rather, Younes is concentrating on sport and the common goal of returning to the Bundesliga, the newspaper suggests.
According to the paper, the Indonesian club Persija Jakarta offered the Düsseldorf native a contract until 2027, under which he would have earned over one million euros. Younes’ monthly salary is currently “between 20,000 and 30,000 euros”, so if he were accepted, he could have received five times what he would receive at Schalke until June 30th.
Younes, who trained at Borussia Mönchengladbach, can look back on positions in three other countries in addition to Germany in his career (all Younes transfers). Before joining FC Schalke in 2024, he was active for Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia. Since then, the Royal Blues have played 31 games in which the 52-time Bundesliga player contributed five scorers.
