Overview
- Salzburg confirmed the permanent transfer from TSG Hoffenheim, ending Drexler’s loan at 1. FC Nürnberg.
- The contract runs until 2028, with Sky reporting a transfer package worth up to €2 million.
- Salzburg sporting director Marcus Mann says Drexler is planned primarily as a center-back and offers defensive versatility.
- Drexler made 13 appearances for Nürnberg this season after Miroslav Klose shifted him from center-back to right-back.
- The addition strengthens depth at right-back, where regular starter Stefan Lainer is out indefinitely with a broken metacarpal.