Overview

• German media say Werder expects to announce the 27-year-old’s arrival in the coming days.
• Kicker reports unresolved contractual modalities are delaying the public confirmation.
• Deichstube reports Puertas completed his medical in Bremen on Saturday.
• The move is described as a loan from Saudi club Al-Qadsiah running through the end of the season.
• Puertas, a Spanish attacking midfielder born in Switzerland, joined Al-Qadsiah from Union Saint-Gilloise last summer for about €15 million, with this update coming after the transfer window closed.