SC were drawn against last year’s Conference League winners, West Ham United, from Pot 1. The British side from London’s East End have started the season strongly and are second in the Premier League with seven points from the first three matchdays. 

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With Roberto Firmino, the other goalscorer, announcing his decision to leave in the summer when his contract ends, only Salah remains from the famed frontline which terrorised defences across Europe for several seasons.

The left-footer received his footballing education at Energie Cottbus and caught the eye of BVB’s scouts as early as U14 level. Since 2018, the Brandenburg native has played for FC St. Pauli. This season, he appeared in the matchday squad of the second-tier outfit four times in the Bundesliga 2 and made 23 appearances in the Regionalliga Nord for the Hamburg club’s U23s. “We have been watching Franz for a few years now and are happy that we have now been able to sign him. He will add a lot of drive and creativity to our play,” said Preuss. 

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Niclas Füllkrug will leave Werder Bremen to join last season’s runners-up, Borussia Dortmund. The two clubs reached an agreement on the penultimate day of the summer transfer window.

(Quotes are from Bayern’s official website)