At short notice, SV Werder Bremen will play a friendly on Thursday, 16th November 2023. The Green-Whites will face second-division side FC Hansa Rostock at 13:30 CET. The match will take place behind closed doors.

The story on Konrad Laimer is the same as usual, that he will sign for Bayern, but with the added twist that there may be some forward momentum during the international break. Plettenberg speculates that the deal may even formally be completed during this time frame. Laimer is still pending a medical to finalize his long-awaited move to Bavaria.

In Márton Dárdai and Jessic Ngankam, Hertha have two players called up to the Germany U21s provisional squad for the U21s EUROs. Antonio Di Salvo has called up an initial 26 players, including goalkeepers, on 14th June he will the have to slim the squad down by three players. “We have worked together towards this tournament with the players, coaching staff and backroom staff for two years, the anticipation is enormous,” said Di Salvo ahead of his first U21 EUROs as head coach. “Now it is about getting the team into as good condition as possible step by step and over lots of training sessions, which I am unbelievably looking forward to,” explained the 43-year-old.

The substitutes: Philipp, Ozan Kabak, Justvan, Samassékou, Becker, Conté, Bischof, Tohumcu, Szalai

“For young players it is important to gain as much experience as possible. Both Tim and Lennart have developed enormously both athletically and personally in recent months. We are sure that another loan makes sense and are pleased that both players will have the opportunity to play in the Austrian Bundesliga in the new season,” said Oliver Ruhnert, 1. FC Union Berlin’s Managing Director for Professional Football.

Harry Kane has been linked to Man Utd. He is out of contract in 2024 and he is yet to commit his future to Tottenham Hotspur., they may be forced to look elsewhere.

Horst Bertram was the only player who stayed loyal to BVB in the four Regionalliga and Zweitliga years that followed relegation in 1972. He turned down an offer from FC Bayern Munich in the twilight of his career because the former president Dr. Reinhard Rauball asked him to stay on, as his chosen successor Eike Immel was only 18 years old and therefore an experienced man was needed to sit on the bench.

SV Werder Bremen players Marvin Ducksch (Germany), Rafael Borré (Colombia), Romano Schmid (Austria), Olivier Deman (Belgium), Milos Veljkovic (Serbia) and Nick Woltemade (Germany U21) departed Bremen to join up with their international sides following SVW’s 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Naby Keïta was also named in the Guinea squad, but has opted to use the international break to stay with the team and continue working on his recovery.

Initial reactions and observations The ex-effect claims another victim, this time in the coaching sense. Xabi...