Aubameyang moves to Barcelona
According to media reports, former BVB professional Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is moving from Arsenal to FC Barcelona. An official announcement of the transfer was still pending after the Spanish transfer window closed, but several media reported on Tuesday night that the attacker had reached an agreement with the Catalans and the happy faces of those involved. The AP news agency described how Barca president Joan Laporta gave a thumbs-up and raised a fist in the air as he left the office.
Aubameyang is said to have also given a thumbs up shortly afterwards when leaving the premises. According to media reports, Aubameyang should be able to move to Barcelona free of charge, his contract in London is said to have been terminated beforehand. For this reason, the change probably did not have to be made official by midnight in Spain. The 32-year-old Aubameyang played in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund from summer 2013 to early 2018 and then went to Arsenal in the Premier League. The highest-paid professional recently lost his position as captain of the Gunners. According to media reports, the national player of Gabon should now earn significantly less from the Catalans, who are under financial pressure.
Max Meyer hires in Midtjylland
Former DFB national player Max Meyer is leaving the Turkish football club Fenerbahce Istanbul and signing up on loan at the Danish top club FC Midtjylland. As the Danes announced on Monday evening, the former Bundesliga professional in the service of Schalke 04 and 1. FC Köln will be loaned out until the end of the season – with a purchase option. Meyer was once considered a great talent at FC Schalke 04, but after moving to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2018 he did not make the breakthrough in England. He now came to Denmark via the stations in Cologne and Istanbul.
Gaudino will play in Austria in the future
The odyssey of Bayern Munich’s former midfield hope Gianluca Gaudino in professional football continues. Second division club SV Sandhausen loaned the son of ex-national player Maurizio Gaudino to the Austrian first division club SCR Altach on Monday until the end of the season, where the 25-year-old is hoping for more opportunities for match practice than with the Kraichgauers. In Munich’s championship years 2015 and 2016, Gaudino was constantly or at least partially part of Bayern’s professional squad. In total, the former junior national player made eight Bundesliga appearances for the record champions.
Gaudino has only played six matches in Sandhausen since he was signed by Young Boys Bern last summer, also due to injuries and most recently a corona infection. On the last day of the transfer period, however, SVS brought attacking players Erich Berko, Maurice Deville and Alou Kuol as well as midfielder Tom Trybull to Hardtwald as reinforcements for the fight to stay up. Berko comes from second division leaders Darmstadt 98 and thus knows the lower house just like Trybull through his previous involvement with SVS relegation rivals Hannover 96, while Deville was last under contract with third division top team 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Bayern ties talent Wanner
FC Bayern Munich is making long-term plans with its midfield talent Paul Wanner. As the record champions announced on Monday, the 16-year-old has extended his contract. FC Bayern did not give any details. Due to corona-related personnel problems, Wanner celebrated his debut with Munich at the beginning of the year in the 1: 2 at the start of the second half of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
After his late substitution, he became the youngest Bundesliga player in Munich’s history at the age of 16 years and 15 days. Wanner moved from Ravensburg to Munich in 2018. He has gone through all of FC Bayern’s junior teams from the U14s. Wanner has now made three short-term appearances in the Bundesliga and has played eight games for the U19s this season.
Union gets a second division hunter
Union Berlin quickly found a replacement for Max Kruse. Paderborn’s Sven Michel has signed a contract with the Köpenickers, as Union announced on Monday. “Sven is a real asset with his goal threat and creativity, so we’ve had our eyes on him for a long time,” said Oliver Ruhnert, Union’s managing director for professional football. The day before, Kruse, who had moved to the Alte Försterei in summer 2020, announced his departure. Union did not provide any information about the transfer terms and duration of the contract. The period up to the summer of 2024 is mentioned on the website of the second division club. The 31-year-old Michel has played for East Westphalia for the past five and a half years. This season, the attacker contributed 14 goals and seven assists in 19 league games for the table ninth.