Overview

• Multiple reports say Ba has traveled to Poland as talks with Widzew Łódź progress, though no deal has been confirmed.
• Ba is expected to depart Schalke after only six months with the club following a January arrival from Grenoble.
• Coach Miron Muslic does not view Ba as the striker profile he wants, leaving the forward out of current plans.
• It remains unclear whether Schalke will receive a transfer fee, with a free transfer having been discussed in prior negotiations.
• Although the incoming window closed on September 1, Schalke can still process outgoing moves, and the club has already moved most summer departures.