From the national league to Dubai, for the next restart in the fourth Turkish league: This winter, some German footballers are moving to places far away from the big football stage. An overview between palm trees and blackout.
January is the time of tricky transfers in European football. Expensive squads are being frantically repaired, transfer market experts wait in front of offices for live reports on last-minute deals. But it’s also the time of the change of club, about which one learns rather little. The Twitter account @ProfisimAusland, as the name suggests, provides information about German footballers who are trying their luck outside of the country’s borders and often away from the public eye. The SZ has collected stories from footballers who travel to remote places – or have changed their route again in winter.