VfL Wolfsburg Haberleri

Fabio Di Michele Sanchez, who recently spent time on loan at Dutch second-division side NAC Breda, is leaving VfL Wolfsburg for 1. FC Saarbrücken. The 20-year-old full-back joined the Wolves in 2016 and progressed through all the Green-and-Whites’ youth teams up until 2022.

VfL will face big-name European opponents in their preparations for the 2023/24 season. On Saturday 29 July, RC Lens, who finished second in Ligue 1 last season, will visit the AOK Stadion to pit themselves against Nico Kovac’s men.

Tim Siersleben won’t be returning to VfL Wolfsburg for the foreseeable future. The 23-year-old centre-back has completed a permanent move to 1. FC Heidenheim after spending the last two seasons on loan at the newly promoted Bundesliga side. “Tim has made a wonderful improvement there – one which we’ve been following closely,” said VfL sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz. “We’ve now found an agreement that suits both parties and also leaves us with options for the future.”

The German Football League (DFL) published the fixture list for the 2023/24 Bundesliga campaign on Friday morning. Niko Kovac’s team get their season under way with a home match against top-flight newcomers 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday 19/Sunday 20 August, before travelling to 1. FC Köln a week later in their first away game.

Midfielder Bryang Kayo, who was recently on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg II, has joined FC Ingolstadt. The American made the move to Germany in August 2020, joining the Wolves’ U23 side. After the regional league team was disbanded, the 20-year-old played on loan first for Viktoria Berlin and then Nürnberg’s second string. Kayo made 30 appearances for the Franconians in the Bavaria Regionalliga, registering seven goals and four assists, and also made two cameo appearances for the first team in Bundesliga 2. The terms of the transfer have not been disclosed.

Half a dozen Wolves have already been in action for their national teams this summer, and now it’s the turn of three VfL youngsters to be in the spotlight: the U21 European Championship gets underway for Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) and Bartol Franjic (Croatia) today, while Kilian Fischer and Germany have their first group game on Thursday against Israel (kick-off 18:00 CEST). In this interview, Fischer, 22, gives his thoughts on the upcoming tournament in Georgia and Romania.

VfL Wolfsburg can announce their third new signing ahead of the new campaign. Following the arrivals of Cedric Zesiger and Moritz Jenz, the Green-and-Whites have now secured the services of 25-year-old Czech international winger Vaclav Cerny, who joins the Wolves on a four-year contract from FC Twente.

VfL Wolfsburg will travel to the capital for their first competitive match of the 2023/24 season. And specifically to TuS Makkabi Berlin – a Jewish club that have made history.

As VfL Wolfsburg’s 2022/23 season drew to a close against Hertha BSC, Grafite – who won the Bundesliga title with the Wolves in 2009 – returned to the city for the first time since 2019. Prior to flying back to his native Brazil, the 44-year-old, now a television pundit in his homeland, spoke about his visit to Wolfsburg, VfL’s last game of the season and his fight against racism.

VfL Wolfsburg’s first competitive match in 2023/24 will be away to fifth-division side TuS Makkabi Berlin in the first round of the DFB Cup, following the draw on Sunday evening.