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Centre-back Maximilian Wöber joins FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 have secured the services of experienced centre-back Maximilian Wöber. The 28-year-old was most recently under contract at Leeds United, having spent the 2025/26 season on loan at Bundesliga outfit SV Werder Bremen. Wöber’s career also includes stints at Borussia Mönchengladbach, RB Salzburg, Sevilla FC, Ajax and Rapid Vienna.

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Schalke impress in 2-0 training-camp win over FC Kharkiv

Schalke won the first of their two friendlies at their training camp in Austria on Wednesday (22/7). The Royal Blues beat Ukrainian side FC Kharkiv 2-0 at Stadion Kematen an der Melach Road, with Moussa Sylla (54’) and Bryan Lasme (64’) getting the goals against the top-flight outfit.

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Miron Muslic: We want to take the next step

Schalke will play their first friendly of the training camp in Austria on Wednesday (22/7), taking on FC Kharkiv at 16:00 CEST. Head coach Miron Muslic has a clear plan for the meeting with the Ukrainian top-flight side. “We’re now into the third week of pre-season and are managing the players’ workloads carefully. At the same time, though, we also want to step things up another level,” said the 43-year-old.

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Miron Muslic: It will be an intense period for the team

Head coach Miron Muslic spoke in detail after the team’s first session at training camp in the Stubai Valley on Monday (20/7). The 43-year-old discussed the work being done in Austria, his team and looked ahead to the upcoming Bundesliga season. schalke04.de have summed up all the key quotes.

Training Camp

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28-man squad arrives in Stubaital for training camp

FC Schalke 04 arrived in Austria's Stubaital on Sunday evening (19/7), around an hour before kick-off in the World Cup final, having earlier beaten FC Erzgebirge Aue 4-2 in a pre-season friendly. Head coach Miron Muslic has taken a 28-man squad to Neustift, where the Royal Blues will spend the next week preparing for the 2026/27 season.

Training Camp

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Sylla brace helps S04 to 4-2 friendly win at Erzgebirge Aue

FC Schalke 04 recorded a 4-2 win away to fourth-tier FC Erzgebirge Aue in their second pre-season friendly on Sunday (19/7), just before setting off for their training camp in the Stubai Valley. Moussa Sylla struck twice, with Christian Gomis and Bryan Lasme also on target.

Friendly

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AGM 2026: The most important takeaways

A total of 5,000 members, 4,902 of whom were entitled to vote, attended Saturday’s (18/7) annual general meeting at the VELTINS-Arena. schalke04.de has summarised the key information and decisions from the six-hour event.

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Robin Gosens returns to the Bundesliga with FC Schalke 04

As the Knappen return to the Bundesliga in 2026/27, they’ll have somebody in their ranks making his own homecoming. FC Schalke 04 have signed 24-cap Germany international Robin Gosens on an initial loan deal from ACF Fiorentina. The deal includes provisions that could make the 32-year-old’s move permanent. Robin Gosens returns to Germany after many years playing across the world at the highest level of football. The dynamic wing-back made his mark with FC Dordrecht and Heracles Almelo in the Netherlands before going on to represent Atalanta, Inter Milan and Fiorentina in Serie A, as well as 1. FC Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. Having made well over 400 competitive appearances across top leagues and the UEFA Champions League, he has recorded more than 100 goal contributions in his career to date.

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Inspired by the Arena, made for the Arena: S04 unveil new home kit

Our home. Our home shirt. FC Schalke 04’s kit for the 2026/27 season celebrates the 25th anniversary of the VELTINS-Arena. Created together with adidas and 11teamsports, the royal-blue and navy shirt features an abstract pattern inspired by the roof structure of Schalke’s home, finished with white and light-blue detailing. It will make its first appearance on the pitch in Sunday’s (19/7) friendly against FC Erzgebirge Aue.

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Exact schedule confirmed for matchdays 1 to 4

The Bundesliga have confirmed the exact kick-off times and dates for the opening 04 matchdays of the 2026/27 season. Schalke's campaign gets underway away at FC Augsburg on Sunday at 17:30 CEST, while the first home fixture against FC Bayern München will take place on Saturday evening at 18:30 CEST.

Bundesliga

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Kuruçay returns to team training

Hasan Kuruçay was back involved in team training on Tuesday morning (14/7). The centre-back had been forced off shortly before half time during Saturday’s friendly in Gütersloh (11/7) with a muscular issue.

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Luca Podlech joins Aalesunds FK on loan

Luca Podlech has joined Norwegian top-flight side Aalesunds FK on loan until 31st December 2026. The Eliteserien season follows the calendar year, running from March to December.

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