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Zalazar with Uruguay U20s – Younes to undergo minor operation

Mauro Zalazar is currently not with the Schalke squad. The midfielder is with Uruguay U20s as they prepare for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.

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Youri Mulder to stay on as director of professional football until the end of the season

Youri Mulder will stay on as director of professional football at FC Schalke 04 until the end of the current season. The 55-year-old will remain the point of liaison for the coaching staff, team and first team performance centre staff. Mulder has also been working with Ben Manga over the past weeks as the director of squad planning, scouting and Knappenschmiede and as a board member in preparation for the upcoming winter transfer window. His position on the supervisory board of FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V will now be vacant until the season’s conclusion.

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Højlund back in full team training

There was some good news for the Royal Blues from the training ground at the start of the new week (2/12).

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Antwi-Adjei and Højlund complete parts of team training

FC Schalke 04 began preparations at the start of the new week for the home game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Friday (29/11). Christopher Antwi-Adjei and Emil Højlund, who had only been able to train individually recently, completed parts of team training.

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Justin Heekeren’s contract now valid until 2026

After making his tenth appearance in the league this season, an automatic one-year extension clause in Justin Heekeren’s contract has been activated. The goalkeeper kept a second consecutive clean sheet last time out in the 2-0 win over SSV Jahn Regensburg.

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Tomas Kalas returns to team training

Tomas Kalas was able to return to team training on Monday (18/11). The centre-back had been sidelined after receiving a knock to the knee during one of the team's final training sessions ahead of the match against SSV Jahn Regensburg.

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Aris Bayindir and Adrian Gantenbein back in team training

Aris Bayindir and Adrian Gantenbein, who had recently only been able to work individually, returned to team training for the first time on Tuesday (12/11). The pair completed parts of the session.

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Youri Mulder takes up interim position as director of professional football

In order to provide additional support for the club's first-team set up over the coming months, FC Schalke 04 have recruited Youri Mulder to fill the role of director of professional football on an interim basis. The former Royal Blue will step back from his current position on the club's supervisory board in order to take up this new role. The 55-year-old will officially assume this role during the upcoming international break and will work closely with Ben Manga, director of squad planning, scouting and the Knappenschmiede academy.

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Sylla, Hamache and Langer return to team training

The Royal Blues began their new week of training on Monday morning (04/11), with three players able to rejoin the team.

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Tim Hoogland joins first-team coaching staff

Knappenschmiede assistant coach Tim Hoogland has been promoted to the same role in FC Schalke 04’s first team until further notice.

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Peter Balette to leave Schalke 04

Assistant coach Peter Balette will be released from his contract with FC Schalke 04, after having approached the club's management team on Tuesday (22/10) with a request to do so due to personal reasons. The club have granted his request with immediate effect.

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Ilyes Hamache back in team training

Head coach Kees van Wonderen had a few new faces in training on Tuesday morning (22/10).

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