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Talented youngster Ibrahima Cissé joins FC Schalke 04

Ibrahima Cissé will join FC Schalke 04 on a free transfer from the KAA Gent U21s. The 21-year-old centre-back has signed a long-term deal with the Royal Blues, running until 2026.

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FC Schalke 04 sign defender Leo Greiml

The Royal Blues have made their first signing for the 2022/23 season! Leo Greiml will join FC Schalke 04 from Rapid Vienna on a free transfer, regardless of which division S04 are in. The 20-year-old centre-back has put pen to paper on a contract running until the end of the 2024/25 season.

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Blendi Idrizi extends his contract until 2024

FC Schalke 04 have secured the long-term future of another player. Midfielder Blendi Idrizi has extended his contract by a further year to keep him at the club until 2024.

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Peter Hermann joins Royal Blue coaching staff

Peter Hermann will join FC Schalke 04 as an assistant coach to interim head coach Mike Büskens, alongside Matthias Kreutzer and Simon Henzler. The 70-year-old will return to Schalke for a second stint, having previously spent 2013 to 2014 at the club as assistant to Jens Keller.

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Marvin Pieringer suffers fractured cheekbone against Utrecht

Marvin Pieringer was forced off through injury in the early stages of Schalke’s 1-0 friendly victory over FC Utrecht.

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Rodrigo Zalazar signs permanent deal with FC Schalke 04

Rodrigo Zalazar will continue to wear Schalke's number 10 shirt next season, with the Uruguayan penning a permanent contract which runs until the end of the 2025/26 season. The 22-year-old initially joined us on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer.

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Simon Terodde to stay at Schalke 04 for another year

The top goalscorer in the 2. Bundesliga is staying at Schalke! A clause in Simon Terodde’s contract has been triggered after he featured against Hannover 96 on Saturday, which means his contract will now run until the end of the 2022/23 season.

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Mike Büskens to miss the Ingolstadt game

FC Schalke 04 will be without interim head coach Mike Büskens on Sunday (13/3) for the away game at Ingolstadt. The 53-year-old has to remain in quarantine at home after testing positive for Covid-19 last week. He had hoped to make the game by testing negative in time.

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Sporting director Rouven Schröder isolating after positive PCR test

A routine rapid test saw sporting director Rouven Schröder test positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (9/3). The subsequent PCR test has now confirmed the infection. The 46-year-old has been isolating since and has no symptoms.

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Simon Henzler returns as FC Schalke 04 goalkeeping coach

A familiar face has returned to FC Schalke 04’s coaching staff, with Simon Henzler filling the role of goalkeeping coach, a position he held between 2015 and 2021. The 45-year-old succeeds Wil Coort, who was relieved of his duties on Sunday (06/03) together with Dimitrios Grammozis and Sven Piepenbrock.

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Mike Büskens takes over as head coach until the end of the season

FC Schalke 04 have decided that Mike Büskens will take charge of the first-team squad for the remainder of the season. The former assistant coach stated he was prepared to take over as interim coach for the remaining nine league games this season. Following this, ‘Buyo’ will return to his previous position as assistant coach.

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FC Schalke 04 relieve head coach Dimitrios Grammozis of his duties

FC Schalke 04’s sporting management came to the decision on Sunday (6/3) to change the club’s head coach. Dimitrios Grammozis is no longer in charge with immediate effect, whilst his assistant Sven Piepenbrock and goalkeeping coach Wil Coort have also departed the club.

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