Overview

• Holstein Kiel announced the arrival of 23-year-old winger Adrián Kaprálik from MSK Žilina on a contract running to 2029, with the fee reported at about €1.5 million.
• Kaprálik is a Žilina academy product with 141 senior games, 30 goals and 25 assists, and he spent 2023/24 on loan at Górnik Zabrze in Poland.
• Transfermarkt reports that Lukas Podolski and former Slovakia international Marek Mintál recommended Kaprálik, with Podolski having assisted three of his eight goals at Górnik.
• With Kaprálik, Kiel now have three signings above €1 million this summer—Jonas Therkelsen (€1.9m) and Kasper Davidsen (€1.6m) among them—giving the club a league-high count of seven-figure arrivals.
• Kiel’s recruitment drive follows two opening defeats and defensive injuries, and while interest in 19-year-old centre-back Frederik Roslyng is confirmed, a reported €1.3 million move is not finalized.