Overview
- The club did not sign trialist Florian Engelhardt because of an injury, but sources say the move is not ruled out and he remains under consideration.
- Director Marcus Steegmann and sporting director Christian Flüthmann are continuing to search for reinforcements to ease a thin squad.
- Coach Uwe Koschinat has laid out a clear rotation and match plan ahead of the Niederrheinpokal tie against Kosova Düsseldorf to cope with two games in four days.
- Luca Ducree, chair of the city sports committee, provided a concrete update on the planned Stadionausbau with timing and planning details for the Hafenstraße project.
- RWE II’s Landesliga home match against TSV Solingen was covered live as the reserve side seeks a top‑five position, highlighting the club’s wider depth and development challenges.