Oberdorf becomes a record transfer
DFB star refutes himself and moves to FC Bayern
February 15, 2024, 10:21 a.m
Lena Oberdorf is changing sides in the women’s Bundesliga: from VfL Wolfsburg she is moving to rival FC Bayern. The Munich team has thus secured the services of the DFB star, who once performed the anti-Bayern song of the Toten Hosen. This makes her the most expensive German player.
The move of national soccer player Lena Oberdorf from cup winners VfL Wolfsburg to FC Bayern Munich is fixed. Both clubs announced this. The 22-year-old will join the German champions next season and will receive a four-year contract. A number of media outlets had previously reported on the transfer; the transfer fee was said to be between 400,000 and 450,000 euros – so much money has never been paid for a German footballer.
“I had good conversations with head coach Alexander Straus and department head Bianca Rech and I really liked the club’s vision of what they want to achieve in the next few years,” said Oberdorf, explaining her move: “They also showed me where my There is potential and what can still be gotten out of me. I don’t think I’m a complete player yet – but I want to get there.”
The transfer was unexpected. Oberdorf had been courted by Bayern as a teenager in Essen, but chose Wolfsburg at the time – because she found the club “more likeable”, as she told Spiegel at the time. As a fan of Schalke 04, she said in another interview, she actually didn’t like Bayern. Before the 2022 European Championships, “Sport Bild” asked her about the Toten Hosen’s anti-Bayern song – “I would never go to FC Bayern Munich” – and said: “Yes, of course, I know that! I can’t imagine either to go to Bayern.” As a Schalke fan, she even said: “Even when Bayern played against Dortmund, I was more for Dortmund. That says it all, right?”
Now she made use of an exit clause in the contract. Your contract with the DFB Cup winner actually ran until 2025.
“Lena Oberdorf is one of the most talented players in Germany and has a great future ahead of her,” said Bianca Rech, head of the women’s department at FC Bayern: “We are very happy that we were able to convince Lena to join FC Bayern.”
Oberdorf is one of the best midfielders in the world and was also sought after by foreign clubs. There were rumors of interest from Chelsea FC and Paris St. Germain. She came to Wolfsburg from SGS Essen in 2020 and has already played 44 international matches. She was named the best young player at the 2022 European Championships in England. Last year Oberdorf struggled with her form and injuries at times. The VW club had recently signed Janina Minge from league rivals SC Freiburg as her successor in Wolfsburg for the new season.