No « bigger names »
Farewells to VfL Bochum last year had a bitter aftertaste for new Schalke coach Thomas Reis. « Unfortunately, the separation was very ugly, » the Bundesliga bottom coach said in a chat with ‘Kicker’. He said he was « disappointed » with the public treatment of the separation, but did not refer to the association, but to the people concerned.
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« I certainly wasn’t responsible for how certain things turned out, that’s very clear. In retrospect, however, I wish either had been settled somewhere else, » Reis said. This does not happen. « It disappointed me, so it took me a little while to finish everything, » said the 49-year-old. « Although I make it clear that this is about individual people, not VfL as a club. »
Reis’ job at Bochum ended after three successful years in September 2022 and he is said to have already had contact with FC Schalke 04. A month after his split from VfL, he started his job as head coach at Gelsenkirchen . The big goal is to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga. « I want to stand straight, » Reis said and added, « We won’t be able to playfully solve everything, we have to step on our opponents’ toes figuratively. If we can do that over 19 games, we have good chance of staying in the class. »
Mustafi, Kabak & Co.: Schalke’s most valuable newcomers
20 Jordan Larson | Market value at the time: 8 million euros
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Came on a free transfer in 2022/23
Gallery status: After the summer 2022 transfer window
20 Omar Mascarell | Market value at the time: 8 million euros
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Came from Real Madrid in 18/19 for 10 million euros
20 Kevin Kuranyi | Market value at the time: 8 million euros
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Came from VfB Stuttgart in 05/06 for €6.9m
19 Franco DiSanto | Market value at the time: €8.5 million
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Came from Werder Bremen in 15/16 for 6 million euros
17 Fabien Ernst | Market value at the time: 9 million euros
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Came from Werder Bremen on a free transfer in 05/06
17 Raul | Market value at the time: 9 million euros
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Came from Real Madrid on a free transfer in 10/11
15Sam Sydney | Market value at the time: 10 million euros
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Came on 14/15 for €2.5m from Bay. Leverkusen
15 Evgen Konoplyanka | Market value at the time: 10 million euros
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Came from Seville in 17/18 for 12.5 M€
14 Johannes Geis | Market value at the time: €11m
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Came on 15/16 for €10.5m from 1.FSV Mainz 05
12 Shkodran Mustafi | Market value at the time: 12 million euros
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Came from Arsenal on a free transfer in 20/21
12 Benito Raman | Market value at the time: 12 million euros
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Came on 19/20 for 10 million euros from Fort Düsseldorf
10 Jose Manuel Jurado | Market value at the time: 13 million euros
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Came from Atlético Madrid in 10/11 for 11 million euros
10 Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Market value at the time: 13 million euros
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Came from AC Milan in 10/11 for 14 million euros
9 Matija Nastasic | Market value at the time: €14m
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Came from Manchester City in 15/16 for 9.5 million euros
8 Jefferson Farfan | Market value at the time: €14.5 million
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Came from PSV Eindhoven in 08/09 for 10 M€
5 Kevin Prince Boateng | Market value at the time: 15 million euros
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Came from AC Milan in 13/14 for 10 million euros
5 Ozan Kabak | Market value at the time: 15 million euros
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Came in 19/20 for 15 million euros from VfB Stuttgart
5 Sebastien Rudy | Market value at the time: 15 million euros
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Came from Bayern Munich in 18/19 for 16 M€
2 Marc Uth | Market value at the time: 18 million euros
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Came 18/19 free transfer from TSG Hoffenheim
2 Salif Sane | Market value at the time: 18 million euros
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Came in 18/19 for €7m from Hannover 96
2 Nabil Bentaleb | Market value at the time: 18 million euros
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Came from Tottenham in 17/18 for 19 million euros
1 Embolo Breel | Market value at the time: 20 million euros
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Came from FC Basel in 16/17 for 26 M€
Schalke Reis coach on winter transfers: ‘My ideas are saved’
Reis also commented on possible additional winter reinforcements. So far, the « squires » had signed Niklas Tauer, Jere Uronen (each on loan) and Timothée Kolodziejczak, who is due to leave in October (overview). « Bigger names will not be expected this time. Basically, well-known players do not guarantee success, even with them the question arises as to how quickly they can be integrated. And this rapid integration will be one of our main tasks for newcomers this winter,” said the coach.
« In terms of sport, I have put my ideas down, our management is trying under great pressure to put things in place as best as possible, which is anything but easy in winter and with our financial means. I am fully aware of the conditions – difficult frameworks and you will not hear a single word of complaint from me. (…) It goes without saying that as a coach, I would like to see one or two additional reinforcements in our situation », has explained Reis and described as « desirable » additional reinforcements for the flanks.
Sané to Embolo: The most expensive additions to Schalke 04
20 Salif Sane | 18/19 of Hannover 96 | Transfer fee: 7 million euros
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Status: December 2022
20 Christian Poulsen | 02/03 from FC Copenhagen | Transfer fee: 7 million euros
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17 Amine Harit | 17/18 of FC Nantes | Transfer fee: 8 million euros
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17 Adam Szalai | 13/14 Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: 8 million euros
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17 Benjamin Istanbul | 16/17 by PSG | Transfer fee: 8 million euros
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16 Emile Mpenza | 99/00 from Stand.Liège | Transfer fee: 8.5 million euros
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15 Rabbi Matondo | 18/19 by Man City | Transfer fee: 9 million euros
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14 Matija Nastasic | 15/16 by Manchester City | Transfer fee: 9.5 million euros
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10 Omar Mascarell | 18/19 by Real Madrid | Transfer fee: 10 million euros
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10 Benito Raman | 19/20 by F.Düsseldorf | Transfer fee: 10 million euros
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10 Jefferson Farfan | 08/09 by PSV | Transfer fee: 10 million euros
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10 Kevin Prince Boateng | 13/14 by AC Milan | Transfer fee: 10 million euros
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9 Johannes Geis | 15/16 Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: 10.5 million euros
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7 Suat Serdar | 18/19 Mainz 05 | Transfer fee: 11 million euros
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7 Jose Jurado | 10/11 of Atlético | Transfer fee: 11 million euros
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6 Yevgen Konoplyanka | 17/18 Sevilla FC | Transfer fee: 12.5 million euros
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5 Klaas Jan Huntelaar | 10/11 by AC Milan | Transfer fee: 14 million euros
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4 Ozan Kabak | 19/20 from VfB Stuttgart | Transfer fee: 15 million euros
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3 Sebastien Rudy | 18/19 FC Bayern | Transfer fee: 16 million euros
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2 Nabil Bentaleb | 17/18 from Tottenham | Transfer fee: 19 million euros
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1 Embolo Breel | 16/17 FC Basel | Transfer fee: 26.5 million euros
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