Overview
- - Sky reports Schalke will not sign Samed Bazdar, ending the coach-endorsed pursuit of the Real Zaragoza forward.
- - Forward Bryan Lasme has a knee/inner‑ligament injury and is expected to miss up to three months, according to WAZ and Sky.
- - Sporting chief Frank Baumann says the summer outlay exhausted funds, so January moves will be limited to opportunistic or low‑cost options with internal solutions prioritized.
- - Teenage center-back Dylan Leonard becomes eligible to play from the new year, with initial minutes planned for the U23s before any first‑team role.
- - Chairman Matthias Tillmann praises Miron Muslic's impact and says the club can financially withstand a prolonged 2. Bundesliga stay, easing immediate promotion pressure.