Overview
- Player sales generated €52.4 million, led by exits of Stefanos Tzimas, Can Uzun, Finn Jeltsch and Jens Castrop.
- Transfer spending reached €28.6 million after first buying Tzimas from PAOK for about €18 million before selling him to Brighton.
- Excluding transfer effects, reporting indicated an operating shortfall, with BILD citing a €10.8 million loss and a structural deficit above €3 million.
- Club legend Marek Mintál will return in January as a striker coach working with the talent pathway.
- No contract extension for head coach Miroslav Klose was announced, with talks scheduled after the first half of the season.