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“I have felt very comfortable at Union right from the start,” said the former Wolfsburg defender. “When you move to a new club for the first time after 15 years, you first have to get used to a lot of new things. Union made it very easy for me right from the start and gave me a great welcome. We managed to stay in the league again, we qualified for Europe and held our own in European competition. These moments and the very good discussions with those responsible at the club made my decision easy.”

The final match of the season against Hertha BSC also proved to be costly for Felix Nmecha, who will not travel to the national team next week because of a heavily bruised ankle. The 22-year-old had to be substituted shortly before half-time on Saturday following a collision. Scans over the weekend confirmed there was no serious ligament damage, but the midfielder is out of action for the time being. Following consultation with the DFB, he will not be available to Hansi Flick’s team for the three upcoming internationals.

The scenario: The U23s had slipped back into the relegation zone after Bayreuth’s 2-1 win in Dresden the previous day and were looking to leave the Bavarian state capital with all three points. The reverse fixture in the first half of the season was a 1-1 draw.

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VfL Bochum 1848 and Erhan Mašović have agreed on an early contract extension. The 23-year-old Serb, whose original contract was set to expire in 2023, has committed himself to another two years, until June 30, 2025. To date, Mašović has appeared in 23 competitive matches for VfL, including twelve times in the Bundesliga.

After a series of iffy performances, AS Monaco has reportedly decided to move on from the German goalkeeper per L’Equipe (as captured by Get French Football News):

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.

This is an emotional period for Eintracht Frankfurt. Coach Oliver Glasner’s team have dropped down to ninth position in the Bundesliga following a nine-game winless run and put their immediate return to European competition at risk in the process. But as has so often been the case in recent years, Frankfurt have proven themselves to be knockout specialists this term too and are seeking their third title in five years: their 3-2 victory at VfB Stuttgart in the semi-finals of the cup has earned them a place in the Berlin showpiece and an opportunity to add to the club trophy cabinet following their DFB-Pokal (2018) and Europa League (2022) triumphs.

Willi Orbán, Marco Rose, Sebastian Rode and Oliver Glasner were all at the press conference ahead of the DFB-Pokal final