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Martin Wasinski loaned out to KRC Genk

Martin Wasinski will be loaned out to KRC Genk until the end of the season. The 20-year-old will initially join up with the Belgian club’s second team where he will gain match practice while also hopefully staking his claim to some minutes in the first XI.

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Trio absent from training at the start of the week

FC Schalke 04 resumed training on Monday (20/1) ahead of next weekend’s match against 1. FC Nürnberg (25/1). Head coach Kees van Wonderen was without Derry John Murkin, Emil Højlund and Justin Heekeren for the afternoon session.

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Schalke 04 hand Ayman Gulasi first senior contract

Schalke have secured the long-term services of attacking talent Ayman Gulasi, handing the U19 midfielder his first senior contract. The 18-year-old has signed until 30th June 2028. Gulasi, who holds both Turkish and Australian citizenship, joined from the Bulls FC academy in Australia during the summer.

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Bryan Lasme joins Grasshopper Club Zurich on loan for the rest of the season

Bryan Lasme will spend the rest of the 2024/25 season on loan at Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zurich. The attacker’s contract at Schalke is valid until 30th June 2027. Lasme, who joined the Royal Blues in summer 2023, played six times for the club in the first half of the season.

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Schalke 04 sign goalkeeper Loris Karius

Experienced goalkeeper Loris Karius has signed a contract until the end of the season with FC Schalke 04. The 31-year-old was most recently under contract at Newcastle United, having previously played for 1. FSV Mainz 05, Liverpool, Besiktas and 1. FC Union Berlin.

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Ron-Thorben Hoffmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig

Ron-Thorben Hoffmann has returned to Eintracht Braunschweig for the second half of the season. The 25-year-old has signed a six-month loan deal and will join permanently should they avoid relegation. Hoffmann’s Schalke deal is valid until 30th June 2028. He featured in two league games and one DFB-Pokal match for the Royal Blues in 2024/25.

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S04 begin training ahead of first league game in 2025

The Royal Blues started training on Monday (13/1) ahead of their first league game of 2025, away to Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday (18/1).

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Lino Tempelmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig

Lino Tempelmann will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 season on loan at Eintracht Braunschweig. The midfielder played five games for S04 in the first half of the campaign and is under contract until 2026.

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Paul Pöpperl loaned out to Viktoria Köln for the second half of the season

Paul Pöpperl is set to join FC Viktoria Köln in the second half of the season, with the team currently placed sixth in the third division. The midfielder signed his first professional contract with FC Schalke 04 in the summer and was subsequently loaned out to partner club VVV-Venlo. After 17 games, in which the 21-year-old scored one goal for the Dutch club, the clubs and Pöpperl have come to the agreement to spend the remainder of the campaign on loan in Cologne.

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Goalkeeper Luca Podlech agrees contract extension with Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 have agreed a contract extension with goalkeeper and Gelsenkirchen native, Luca Podlech. The 19-year-old has been with the Royal Blues since summer 2016 and has been training with the club’s first team since summer 2024. He has now put pen to paper on a new contract until 30th June 2028.

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Minor operation: Bachmann sidelined for several weeks

After coming off in the 4-1 win in Elversberg due to injury, Janik Bachmann underwent a minor knee operation on Monday (23.12). The central midfielder was operated on at Schalke’s partner Knappschaft Kliniken.

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FC Schalke 04 extend with Max Grüger until 2028

Good news ahead of Christmas: Max Grüger has extended his contract with FC Schalke 04 until 30th June 2028. The Gelsenkirchen-born player joined the Royal Blues in 2012 at the age of seven and progressed through the Knappenschmiede’s youth teams. Since the start of this season, he has been a regular member of the first-team squad.

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