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Schalke 04 and Aris Bayindir terminate contract by mutual consent

FC Schalke 04 and Aris Bayindir have mutually agreed to terminate his contract with immediate effect after two years at the club. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder joined Schalke from RB Leipzig’s U19s in summer 2024.

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Dylan Leonard joins Alemannia Aachen on loan

Dylan Leonard will spend the remainder of the 2026/27 season on loan at Alemannia Aachen, where he will have the opportunity to gain regular game time in the 3. Liga.

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Adil Aouchiche signs long-term Schalke deal without release clause

FC Schalke 04 have tied Adil Aouchiche down to a long-term contract shortly after the start of the Bundesliga season. The Algeria international has signed a new deal running until 30th June 2030, with no release clause included.

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Youri Mulder: You can see our principles

The result was anything but satisfactory, but Youri Mulder still took positives from Schalke’s Bundesliga opener away to FC Augsburg on Sunday (30/8), despite the 3-0 defeat and the areas that still need work. Schalke’s director of professional football believes the team have a solid foundation to build on.

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Miron Muslic: The lads are keen to keep improving

FC Schalke 04 began their new Bundesliga campaign with a 3-0 defeat away to FC Augsburg on Sunday (30/8). The newly promoted side nevertheless had some promising spells, as both coaches acknowledged afterwards. Loris Karius and Timo Becker also believe there is plenty to build on.

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Ten-man S04 beaten by Augsburg in Bundesliga opener

FC Schalke 04 began their Bundesliga campaign with a 3-0 defeat away to FC Augsburg on Sunday (30/8). Michael Gregoritsch, Anton Kade and Rodrigo Ribeiro scored the goals for the hosts at the WWK ARENA. S04 played the final half an hour with ten men after Ron Schallenberg was shown a red card in the second half.

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Miron Muslic: There’s an incredible sense of excitement here

The wait is finally over. On Sunday (30/8, 17:30 CEST), 1,191 days after their last game in the German top flight, FC Schalke 04 will return to the Bundesliga away to FC Augsburg. Head coach Miron Muslic is relishing the club’s return.

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Schalke 04 to face Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in a friendly in September

FC Schalke 04 will face Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in a friendly during the first international break of the season. The match will take place at the Stadion Niederrhein on 24th September at 19:00 CEST.

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Preparations continue ahead of Bundesliga opener in Augsburg

Kenan Karaman completed an individual session on Thursday (27/8), while the rest of the team took part in a public training session. A decision on whether the captain will be able to feature against FC Augsburg this Sunday (30/8) will be made over the coming days.

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Loris Karius: It was all about getting to the next round

An intense start to the new season saw Schalke 04 triumph in a 5-2 victory in the first round of the DFB Pokal against Regionalliga Nordost side, Hallescher FC. However, the victory only came in extra-time which is something that goalkeeper Loris Karius would’ve preferred to avoid.

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Martin Wasinski joins Almere City on loan

Martin Wasinski has joined Almere City on a season-long loan, with the agreement between the sides also including an option to make the loan a permanent transfer. Wasinski is still under contract at Schalke until 30th June 2028.

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Miron Muslic: We chose to make it tough for ourselves but deservedly won in the end

After 120 intense minutes against Hallescher FC on Monday night (24/8), the Royal Blues were able to progress to the second round of the DFB-Pokal with a 5-2 win. Following the match, head coach Miron Muslic and Robert Schröder, his counterpart at HFC, spoke at a joint press conference. Timo Becker and Robin Gosens also offered their thoughts on the result to schalke04.de.

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