Overview
- VfL Bochum faced Alemannia Aachen in a Belek friendly used for squad assessment during the winter camp.
- Coach Uwe Rösler deployed 22 professionals in the match as part of sweeping rotation.
- A defender received a new starting opportunity against Aachen, reflecting ongoing selection evaluations.
- Rösler described the game as mixed and voiced overall satisfaction with the camp, which featured two new arrivals, a trialist and eight training sessions.
- WAZ reports a long-serving player is close to moving abroad, and three players who were not used in the friendly could depart in the winter window.