Overview
- Supporters unfurled a banner reading “Fritz on loan” during the 3-3 home draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, targeting sporting chief Clemens Fritz.
- Fritz acknowledged he misread DFL regulations, calling it an internal communication mistake, and said he accepts the criticism after the incident.
- Werder had stated in November it could not add more loans after six, then corrected the claim, as the DFL cap applies only to players loaned from domestic clubs.
- The club added a seventh loanee, striker Jovan Milosevic from VfB Stuttgart until season’s end, and he scored on his home debut in the 80th minute.
- Head of professional football Peter Niemeyer said fans are free to express their views and framed the issue as a shared responsibility rather than one person’s failure.