Overview

• Werder confirmed a one-season loan for 2025–26, granting Karlsruher SC an option to buy the midfielder next year.
• Werder’s Peter Niemeyer said the move is intended to secure high-level playing time that Bremen cannot currently guarantee.
• Karlsruher sporting chief Mario Eggimann praised Opitz’s versatility, pace, creativity and goal threat, noting the option supports long-term planning.
• Opitz tallied 16 goals and 12 assists in 26 Regionalliga Nord matches for Werder II last season and made three brief first-team appearances in 2023–24.
• No financial terms or details about his immediate role at Karlsruher were disclosed.