Overview
- Union restarted training on January 2 behind closed doors with all 28 first-team players present and no transfers in or out so far.
- The club will forgo a winter training camp, citing the short break before competition resumes.
- An oversized friendly at Erzgebirge Aue on Monday will feature two 60-minute halves to give broader match practice.
- Bundesliga play returns on January 10 with a home match against Mainz, bringing a reunion with former Union coach Urs Fischer.
- Center-backs Diogo Leite and Danilho Doekhi, out of contract in the summer, remain potential January sales as media report unconfirmed interest from major clubs and Leeds United, while unused forward Marin Ljubicic is expected to seek minutes elsewhere before the window closes on February 2.