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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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Trio working individually, Langer out for several weeks

The Royal Blues began preparations for Saturday’s home game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (26/10) on Monday afternoon in Gelsenkirchen (21/10).

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Ibrahima Cissé receives first senior call-up to the Mali national squad

The first week of training under new coach Kees van Wonderen is underway. However, he will be without four players for Tuesday’s training session (8/10).

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Kees van Wonderen is the new head coach of FC Schalke 04

The Royal Blues have announced a new head coach as the international break begins, with Kees van Wonderen taking over as head coach of FC Schalke 04 with immediate effect. The 55-year-old has signed a contract until the summer of 2026 and will get underway with a first training session on Monday (7/10). He will be supported by Robert Molenaar, who joins the existing coaching staff.

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Royal Blues begin preparations for Münster away

FC Schalke 04 began their preparations on Monday afternoon under the leadership of interim coach Jakob Fimpel for the away game at Preußen Münster this Saturday (28/9) at 20:30 CEST. There was another new face involved too: Tim Albutat, captain of the U23s, is training with the squad in the coming days due to a number of injuries to midfielders.

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Marc Wilmots and Karel Geraerts leave S04 with immediate effect

After intensive conversations, the FC Schalke 04 board have decided to part ways with sporting director Marc Wilmots and head coach Karel Geraerts with immediate effect. This was shared with both of them in private conversations on Saturday (21/9). Geraerts‘ assistant Tim Smolders has also left the club.

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Kalas and Højlund back in team training

FC Schalke 04 started a new week of training on Monday morning (16/9). Lino Tempelmann is back in Gelsenkirchen training individually after working on his recovery from injury in Munich.

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Kalas back at S04, Remmert sidelined

Schalke 04 got this week of training underway on Monday morning (9.9). Tomas Kalas has returned to Gelsenkirchen to continue his recovery and is working hard to make an imminent return to training.

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Soichiro Kozuki joins TSV 1860 München

Soichiro Kozuki has completed an immediate move to TSV 1860 München. With the transfer window still open in the 3. Liga, FC Schalke 04 agreed a deal for the 23-year-old to join Munich’s Lions. The transfer fee is undisclosed. Kozuki had spent the second half of last season on loan at Polish top-flight club Gornik Zabrze.

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Sylla and Cissé missing from training after Köln match

Following Sunday’s home game against 1. FC Köln, S04 trained for the first time during the international break on Monday (2/9).

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S04 and Timo Baumgartl agree to dissolve contract

FC Schalke 04 and Timo Baumgartl have agreed to immediately dissolve the centre-back’s contract at the club, which was due to run until 2025. Both sides have agreed to keep the details of the agreement undisclosed.