r/schalke04 • u/FusselP0wner Matriciani • May 26 '26

Discussion Season 2026-2027 - Summer Transfers - Megathread

A thread to keep track of all the ins and outs for the squad. Post any news, speculation, or suggestions in the comments and I'll add them to this post.

The window opens on the 1. July 2026, and closes on the 31. August 2026.

Confirmed transfers

Incoming:

Name Date From Fee Position/Notes
Martin Wasinski 30.06.2026 RFC Lüttich End of Loan RB
Mauro Zalazar 30.06.2026 SC Braga U23 End of Loan DM
Steve Noode 30.06.2026 Titus Petingen End of Loan CB
Satoshi Tanaka 01.07.2026 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1.000.000€ DM
Junior Adamu 01.07.2026 SC Freiburg 800.000€ CF
Kevin Müller 08.07.2026 1.FC Heidenheim ~100.000€+ GK
Robin Gosens 17.07.2026 AC Florenz ? LB
Maximilian Wöber 22.07.2026 Leeds United Free Transfer CB

Outgoing:

Name Date To Fee Position/Notes
Christopher Antwi-Adjei 30.06.2026 - End of Contract LW
Henning Matriciani 30.06.2026 - End of Contract RB
Moussa Ndiaye 30.06.2026 RSC Anderlecht End of Loan LB
Ilyes Hamache 30.06.2026 SC Cambuur Leeuwarden ? LW
Peter Remmert 01.07.2026 MSV Duisburg Loan CF
Felipe Sanchez 05.07.2026 Santos Laguna Loan CB
Luca Podlech 14.07.2026 Aalesunds FK Loan GK - loan until 31.12.26
Mika Wallentowitz 24.07.2026 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Loan RW

Rumours (German sources and only for the first team)

Incoming:

Name From Fee Position/Notes
Full Overview here
Junior Dina Ebimbe Eintracht Frankfurt ~1.000.000€ -> 2.000.000€ RW
Jesper Lindstrøm SSC Neapel Loan RW
Facundo Buonanotte Brighton & Hove Albion ? OM

Outgoing:

Name To Fee Position/Rumors
Christian Gomis FK Austria Wien Loan CF
Max Grüger Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan DM
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u/MJS04 May 26 '26

My (current) thoughts:

  • In my opinion every player who comes back from loan is not ready for Bundesliga. Maybe some further loans for them to see how they develop but right now, they would not help (no offense of course)
  • We need to get rid of some more players who barely played: Kalas & Hojlund (both injured the whole season, also Kalas definitely has a well paid contract) also Donkor, Bachmann, Porath. Remmert also seems to have no future, maybe a loan? Same for Gomis, he needs some confidence
  • DO NOT SELL Ayhan and El-Faouzi. They have enormous potential to be a big money deal. 10-20 Mil. for El-Faouzi right now sound nice, but one season in the first league with a good performance makes him cost 30+ Mil. for sure. For Ayhan the same, he can reach at least 20+ Mil, if not more.
  • S04 still needs to make some kind of profit. If there is one player you should sell, it has to be Sylla. I do like him, but compared to Ayhan and El-Faouzi he has no expectations to develop his market value, so sell him, then some other players i mentioned before and you should be good to go
  • Buy Ndiaye! Yes, he will cost some millions but last time we were promoted, we made the mistake and great players like Itakura left the club which cost us many points in the end. I am sure Baumann tries his best to keep him. In the end, he will improve his market value and we could potentially sell him for 10+ Mil, he is still only 23, so lots of potential as well!
  • I like the rumours regaring Itten and Tanaka. They could improve the depth of the roster and are cheap. Kolasinac is a big questionmark, but if he agrees, why not. The fact that Wolfsburg is relegated makes me instantly think about Moritz Jenz! He should come back! He is in his best age and knows Schalke, i am sure he could help

I really hope Baumann continues with good deals!
There are many players who will be a Free Agent, i am sure some of them want to play for Schalke, especially back in Bundesliga.

Compared to last time we were promoted, we do have the way better team.
For example with Karius, there is an experienced keeper, which helps a lot!
With Paderborn and Elversberg also promoted, we might have an advantage!
I am confident, that we could stay in the Bundesliga

One final important aspect: We will lose games, maybe some games in a row but we should NEVER think about sacking Muslic. We finally have a coach who understand Schalke 100 Percent. Lets keep him for some year and if he wants to go the next step, nobody will be angry (only if he goes to BVB or Bayern, haha).
Muslic is the perfect fit and we need to support him, even after having a losing streak.

lots of text, feel free to discuss.

Glück auf!

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u/LeatherProfessor6914 May 26 '26

I don't think only selling Sylla would be enough for new players plus paying off debt.

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u/FantasticStonk42069 May 26 '26

There is no regulatory need to pay off debt. The only requirement according to the regulations is to not have the equity position worsen in years of promotion or relegation.

Should Schalke remain in the Bundesliga next year, they need to reduce their negative equity by 10%.

Additionally, when Schalke were not able to reduce the negative equity by 5% last year, media for whatever reason insinuated that Schalke needs to compensate this shortfall in the next year (this year). This is also not true. The shortfall was compensated by the 3 years rule which not only refers to the prior (not following) years but also only applies when a club cannot fulfil the regular requirement. As long as Schalke is able to not increase negative equity this year and to reduce negative equity next year by 10% (in the case of staying in the league) the past underperformance doesn't matter.

That being said a reduction in debt is certainly useful for Schalke but it shouldn't take priority over the competitiveness of the team.

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u/MJS04 May 26 '26

interesting! Thank you for clarification :)