Overview
- The 40-year-old said he will not rush a contract choice and will revisit it after the World Cup and his vacation.
- Coach Miron Muslic said the club is relaxed about the situation and has prepared for several possible outcomes.
- The uncertainty makes it harder for Schalke to tell striker targets if they would compete with Dzeko for a starting spot or join a bench rotation.
- For the season finale against Eintracht Braunschweig, Dzeko is set to start on the bench as a planned super‑sub.
- Schalke expects about €2.5 million from a Rodrigo Zalazar sell‑on clause, giving sporting director Frank Baumann a little more money for attacking reinforcements.