Overview

• Sporting director Otmar Schork secured Markus Fiedler as head coach within days of Christian Titz’s departure announcement.
• Şaban Uzun, formerly RB Leipzig’s women’s coach, joins Fiedler as co-trainer after collaborating at VfB Stuttgart.
• Fiedler will lead his first on-pitch training session on Monday, June 19, after the squad completes initial fitness tests.
• The club’s 30-man preseason roster includes several players returning from loan spells, among them Andi Hoti.
• Titz left for Hannover 96 citing Magdeburg’s infrastructure limitations and the opportunity to work with higher-quality players.