Overview
- Rot-Weiss Essen held its first session of 2026 on a snow-covered pitch at Hafenstraße, integrating four youth players and a newly arrived signing.
- The club announced the addition of forward Danny Schmidt on Sunday, marking the first incoming move of the winter window.
- WAZ reports the push to secure an attacking reinforcement before Monday’s training-camp departure, reflecting urgency to strengthen for the Rückrunde.
- A Düsseldorf-based striker linked to RWE was described as close to a move in WAZ coverage, though the same reporting notes Abiama is said not to want the switch.
- NRZ reports a second deal for a central defender could follow soon, characterizing it as a developing transfer rather than a confirmed move.