Last season, you were a crisis manager, as you took over the team in the middle of the fight against relegation. Is the 2023/24 season also a new start for you?

One-year contract with the option of a further year | Will wear the number 3 | Set to train with the team on Wednesday

“I’m happy to continue playing in the Bundesliga. Union is an exceptional club that has shown in recent years how much potential it has. From my time in Nürnberg, I can still remember the atmosphere at the Alte Försterei and am looking forward to the task in Berlin,” said Kevin Möhwald after signing his contract.

He has been perpetually linked with a move to the Premier League for quite a while now, with a recent report from Football Transfers adding Manchester City to the mix.

Erik K. from Solothurn associates “honesty, work and down-to-earthness” with the city of Dortmund. On his design, the city border around the coat of arms breaks through the yellow and brings out the tradition of the Ruhr region with the coal black underneath. “What makes a good BVB jersey for me is that it transcends generations, that everyone is up for wearing the jersey,” explains the finalist. Find out more in the video. 

Milos Veljkovic took part in this week’s first training session ahead of the home game against Mainz 05. The defender missed the game against Freiburg due to illness. Naby Keita and Felix Agu also took part in some of the session for the first time since their injuries; both players will be involved in the warm-up drills with the rest of the team.

So far this season, the Nigerian striker has bagged a total of 21 goals and 5 assists from 27 appearances across all competitions, and that’s even with having missed a handful of matches earlier in the season due to a thigh injury. He’s Napoli’s leading goal scorer across all competitions with the next highest goals tally belonging to Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who has a total of 13 goals and 13 assists across all competitions.

Oliver Baumann As usual, the TSG goalkeeper was solid as a rock. His performance in Heidenheim...

Preparing for the match at Union Berlin | Lukas Klostermann and Yussuf Poulsen training individually | Media round with Christoph Baumgartner

SV Lichtenberg 47 are currently competing in Germany’s fourth division, the Regionalliga Nordost (North-Northeast). After eight matches this season, the Berliners are in 16th with five points on the board. Due to the impact of the pandemic, the league is up to 20 teams but will return to its usual format of 18 clubs. This means that, taking all things into consideration, there could be between three and six relegated teams this season.