Overview

• Germany’s window closes Monday, 1 September, at 20:00, leaving Schalke only days to complete business.
• Reports link Moussa Sylla to Leicester City and Stade Rennes, with Leicester said to be preparing an offer of up to €8 million.
• Club reporting indicates Schalke will not consider offers below roughly €7 million for Sylla, who joined for €2.5 million last summer and is contracted through 2028.
• Sporting director Frank Baumann is trimming a roughly 35-man squad and working on moves for players such as Meïssa Ba, Ilyes Hamache, Amin Younes, Henning Matriciani and Anton Donkor while targeting at most three attacking additions.
• Departures can still be arranged after 1 September to Austria, Switzerland or Turkey, whose windows close later.