Kwasniok reveals talks: he nearly joined these Bundesliga clubs

Yahoo

06-08-2025

Lukas Kwasniok is kicking off the Bundesliga season with 1. FC Köln and is looking forward to working with the traditional club. However, he almost ended up with two Bundesliga competitors.
In the 'Phrasenmäher' podcast, he revealed that he almost switched to VfB Stuttgart a few years ago: "It was obvious at the time, there were in-depth discussions." This was in 2023, when sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth had moved from Paderborn to VfB and almost took his coach with him.
The second division team did not want to lose two key figures at the same time: "SC Paderborn simply did not let me go. They put a stop to it and that was the end of the opportunity," says Kwasniok.
Half a year ago, HSV knocked on the door, with which Kwasniok would have also liked to try for promotion: "Again, SC Paderborn did not play along. (...) I grudgingly accepted it the first time, but accepted it. I was also very grateful that the club had saved my butt in one or two private situations. So I did feel like I was in the right place."
However, it was not easy: "But when you get the opportunity to coach a big traditional club and it becomes concrete, it is hard to accept."
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