Overview

• Transfermarkt reports Werder finalized a loan with Leeds for Schmidt that includes a purchase option valued at roughly €3–4 million.
• Sky reported that a medical was scheduled for Thursday as the transfer neared completion.
• The 25-year-old is a right-back who can play on both flanks after converting from winger at St. Gallen, and he received recent Switzerland call-ups.
• Schmidt logged just 71 league minutes across 12 Championship appearances for Leeds last season after a 2024 move from St. Gallen.
• Bremen is addressing a thinned back line with long layoffs for Mitchell Weiser and Olivier Deman by adding Schmidt after loan deals for Yukinari Sugawara and Maximilian Wöber, while striker depth and central midfield needs persist.