Overview
- Leandro Morgalla, a versatile 20-year-old defender, has officially joined VfL Bochum on loan from Red Bull Salzburg with a purchase option.
- Morgalla, trained at 1860 München, brings experience from the 3. Liga, Austrian Bundesliga, and Champions League.
- Tim Oermann, whom Morgalla is expected to replace, is set to join Bayer Leverkusen and may be loaned out to Sturm Graz.
- If Bochum exercises the purchase option, the transfer fee could reach 2 million Euros, potentially making Morgalla the club's record signing.
- Morgalla expressed excitement about joining Bochum, while Sportchef Dirk Dufner praised his versatility and experience.