Hertha BSC made their first new signing for the 2023/24 season on Tuesday, securing the services of Florian Niederlechner. The 32-year-old striker will join the Blue-Whites from FC Augsburg in the summer and has signed a contract until 2025. “We are pleased that we have been able to bring Florian Niederlechner to Hertha BSC. In him, we are getting an experienced attacker who brings a goal threat, as well as a good mentality and physicality. He has regularly proven all of this in the Bundesliga in the last few years,” said Fredi Bobic, emphasising the attacker’s abilities.

Following the signing of Florian Niederlechner on Tuesday, Hertha BSC are delighted to announce the signing of Fabian Reese from Holstein Kiel. The 25-year-old striker has agreed terms until 2026 and will join the club in the summer. “Fabian Reese has developed really well over the past couple of seasons and has garnered the attention of quite a few clubs. We are delighted that he has chosen Hertha BSC. He is a fast, dynamic striker who can play both through the middle and out wide,” explained Fredi Bobic.

Unzer GmbH are supplying the modern EC-Cash terminals used throughout the PreZero Arena – and are thus ensuring that TSG fans can make secure cashless payments. “We are very happy about the cooperation with Unzer,” says TSG managing director Denni Strich. “Unzer is a European company with customers all over Europe. At the same time, it also has regional roots. This combination of international ambition and local identity makes Unzer an exciting partner for TSG. The partnership will also help us make the fan experience even more positive by providing state-of-the-art payment options.”

Marco Rose, Xaver Schlager, Benjamin Henrichs, Willi Orban and Emil Forsberg on the draw against Man City

Mainz have so far played 16 away games at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. Of these 16 matches, the Zerofivers have won three, lost eight and there have been five draws. Mainz’s last win at BORUSSIA-PARK came in February 2021, and it proved to be a crucial three points in that season’s sensational great escape. Before that, however, you have to go all the way back to 20th November 2010 to find the next Mainz win at the home of the Foals. Mainz came away 3-2 winners after a thrilling encounter, full of drama.

The 26-year-old wide-man has signed for VfB from Portuguese club Benfica.

Goalkeepers

The Wolves play what is arguably the toughest fixture in the Bundesliga calendar relatively early on this season. At 17:30 CEST on Sunday 14 August, head coach Niko Kovac’s side travel to Bayern Munich on Matchday 2 of the 2022/23 top-flight campaign. The Bavarians’ well-oiled attacking machine has been running on overdrive since the departure of the prolific Robert Lewandowski, with Julian Nagelsmann’s team scoring 11 goals in their opening two competitive games of the season.

The forward was clearly unhappy to be left on the sidelines as before the final whistle he trudged off down the touchline to depart early.

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