28-man squad arrives in Stubaital for training camp

FC Schalke 04 arrived in Austria's Stubaital on Sunday evening (19/7), around an hour before kick-off in the World Cup final, having earlier beaten FC Erzgebirge Aue 4-2 in a pre-season friendly. Head coach Miron Muslic has taken a 28-man squad to Neustift, where the Royal Blues will spend the next week preparing for the 2026/27 season.

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Robin Gosens.

Dejan Ljubičić was among the players to arrive at the team hotel, with the Austria international joining up with the squad in Neustift following his involvement at the World Cup. Robin Gosens is also with the group after completing an individual training session in Aue earlier in the day. U23 goalkeeper Max Weiland and defender Magnus Rösner have also travelled to Austria.

The Royal Blues’ first training session will be at 11:30 CEST on Monday (20/7) at the former home of SSV Neustift, now FC Stubai. Two more pre-season friendlies are also on the schedule during the week in Stubaital. S04 will face Ukrainian top-flight side FC Kharkiv in Kematen at 16:00 CEST on Wednesday (22/7), before taking on Japanese top-flight club Fagiano Okayama at the Silberstadt-Arena in Schwaz at 16:00 CEST on Saturday (25/7).

The squad:

Goalkeepers: Loris Karius, Kevin Müller, Johannes Siebeking, Max Weiland

Defenders: Dylon Leonard, Hasan Kuruçay, Timo Becker, Robin Gosens, Adrian Gantenbein, Anton Donkor, Vitalie Becker, Mertcan Ayhan, Magnus Rösner

Midfielders: Ron Schallenberg, Satoshi Tanaka, Janik Bachmann, Dejan Ljubičić, Soufiane El-Faouzi, Adil Aouchiche, Finn Porath, Max Grüger, Luca Vozar

Attackers: Christian Gomis, Moussa Sylla, Bryan Lasme, Kenan Karaman, Junior Adamu, Zaid Tchibara

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