Overview
- Forward Bryan Lasme has sustained a knee/inner‑ligament injury and is expected to miss up to three months, according to WAZ and Sky.
- Sky reports that Samed Bazdar will not join Schalke this winter, ending a move that had been pursued for the attack.
- With the turn of the year, 18‑year‑old Dylan Leonard is now eligible for the professional squad, with early minutes planned in the U23.
- Sporting director Frank Baumann says the winter budget is largely exhausted, so Schalke will monitor low‑cost opportunities, with media linking options such as free agent Vegard Erlien and a possible summer move for Dennis Hadzikadunic.
- CEO Matthias Tillmann praises coach Miron Muslic and says the club can financially withstand a longer 2. Liga stay, signaling no immediate boardroom pressure for promotion.