Interview

Weston McKennie: Contract extension 'not a difficult decision'

The last few weeks have been quite eventful for Weston McKennie. The 20- year-old extended his contract and finished runner up at the Gold Cup after captaining the US national team in the final. In an interview with schalke04.de, the midfielder looks back on a busy summer and talks about the future.

Interview

Aug 5, 2019

Suat Serdar: The extra running is helping me improve

Together with Alexander Nübel, Suat Serdar took home a silver medal with Germany at the U21 European Championship. Following that, he went on holiday and recharged his batteries before making a planned late start into training. In an interview with schalke04.de, the midfielder spoke about the priorities in Mittersill, the loss in the finals against Spain, his first year in a Schalke jersey and the upcoming season.

Interview

Aug 1, 2019

Nassim Boujellab: Always believed my chance would come

Nassim Boujellab successfully made the leap into the first team a few months ago. In an interview with schalke04.de, the midfielder spoke about his first few months as a professional, his favourite position, the support from Gerald Asamoah and Torsten Fröhling, as well as his new jersey number.

Interview

Jul 31, 2019

Daniel Caligiuri: The goal is now closer than it was before

Due to groin problems that have troubled him since the end of last season, Daniel Caligiuri has had to train individually during the pre-season. Now, the German-Italian midfielder is back with the team on the pitch. The 31-year-old spoke to schalke04.de about making his return against FC Bologna, how the opening goal came about and the hectic closing stages.

Interview

Jul 30, 2019

Omar Mascarell: I’m going into the new season with confidence

Despite a demanding pre-season, Omar Mascarell has had a smile on his face in every training session. Speaking to schalke04.de, the midfielder touched on his debut season in Royal Blue, his anticipation ahead of the new season, the focus during the training camp in Mittersill and looked ahead to the game against Villarreal CF.

Interview

Jul 28, 2019

Jonas Carls: Learning everyday and enjoying every second

Last season, Jonas Carls was a key player in the Royal Blues’ U23 side and can already smell the Bundesliga air. Just a few weeks ago the left-back was given a professional contract. In an interview with schalke04.de, the 22-year-old spoke about the jump from the Oberliga to the Bundesliga, his sporting journey up until now, tough competition within the Royal Blues youth teams and the aims for the coming months.

Interview

Jul 27, 2019

Mark Uth: I can't wait to fight for our colours again

Mark Uth would have imagined a very different outcome to his first full season at FC Schalke 04. He missed more than a dozen games due to injury, but is currently working hard on his comeback. schalke04.com sat down with the 27-year-old to discuss his recovery, his impressions of the new coaching team and his personal goals for the new season.

Interview

Jul 21, 2019

Ahmed Kutucu: I live and breathe FC Schalke 04

After scoring two goals in the opening friendly of the summer away against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Ahmed Kutucu has made an exceptional start to pre-season. However, the 19 year-old certainly doesn’t want to overvalue those goals. In an interview with schalke04.de, the young striker spoke about his first season as professional footballer, balancing football and school, new Royal Blues head coach David Wagner and helping old friend and new teammate Ozan Kabak settle into his new surroundings.

Interview

Jul 8, 2019

Benjamin Stambouli: Team spirit has been great in our first few sessions

Benjamin Stambouli spent the free time this summer with his family, recharging his batteries. The 28-year-old is now raring go and take on the challenges that lie ahead. In an interview with schalke04.de, the Frenchman talked about the first few days back after the summer break, his holiday, his new teammate Ozan Kabak and the friendly in Oberhausen.

Interview

Jul 4, 2019

Ozan Kabak: Passionate and emotional

At the club’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday, FC Schalke 04 announced the signing of 19-year-old Turkish centre-back Ozan Kabak from VfB Stuttgart. Just a day later, the new Royal Blue trained with his new teammates for the first time. In his first interview with schalke04.de, Kabak spoke about why he chose to join Schalke, his first six months in the Bundesliga, close friend Ahmed Kutucu, his new surroundings in Gelsenkirchen and his aims for the upcoming months.

Interview

Jul 2, 2019

Salif Sané: I should bring a medal back with me to training

While the majority of Royal Blues are on their holidays, Salif Sané is taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations this summer. In an interview with schalke04.de, the centre-back talks about his team’s chances ahead of the start of the tournament, experiences from the 2018 World Cup and messages from his Schalke teammates.

Interview

Jun 20, 2019

Suat Serdar: We’ve worked hard ahead of achieving our main aim

As Germany U21s prepare to face Denmark on Monday in their opening U21 European Championship group match (21:00 CEST), schalke04.de spoke to Royal Blues midfielder Suat Serdar ahead of the tournament in Italy and San Marino. Serdar spoke about his aims for the tournament, provides an insight into the team’s training and reflects on the U20 World Cup in South Korea two years ago.

Interview

Jun 16, 2019