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3 days ago
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Stuttgart expect Arsenal target Enzo Millot to leave
Enzo Millot (22) scored 12 and provided eight assists in 43 games across all competitions last season, his best tally yet, but Stuttgart expect the Frenchman to leave this summer. As reported by BILD, everything currently points to a departure for Millot. The 22-year-old has a reported release clause just under €20m, and the French playmaker is pushing for a move this summer with the DFB Pokal winners also expecting their prized asset to leave. Per the report, clubs from Saudi Arabia are monitoring the player's situation while Premier League duo Arsenal and Tottenham are also interested in Millot. Advertisement Should Millot leave, VfB have already identified Muhammed Damar as a potential replacement for Millot. The 21-year-old scored nine goals and provided six assists in 31 league games for 2. Bundesliga side Elversberg last season while on loan from Hoffenheim. Damar's contract expires in 2026 but despite holding initial talks, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Köln and Marseille have shown an interest in the Hoffenheim player. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
BBC News
6 days ago
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Saints sign Quarshie - so what should fans expect from 'promising' talent?
Southampton have signed defender Joshua Quarshie from Hoffenheim for a fee understood to be £ 20-year-old has signed a four-year deal and becomes the Saints' first signing of the summer under new manager Will made his Bundesliga debut at 18 and gained the majority of his experience with Hoffenheim's second team, as well as on loan with Fortuna Dusseldorf and Greuther Furth, making 28 appearances in the German second group technical director Johannes said the Germany Under-20 international is a "talented young player" and "natural fit" for Still's style, while Quarshie himself said the Saints felt like the "right club" for football expert Constantin Eckner told BBC Radio Solent: "Quarshie was one of the more promising talents in the Bundesliga 2. It was expected that he would move on somewhere and the link to Southampton probably comes through the new sporting directer Johannes Spors, who is German, and may have an eye on youth national team players."His height and athletic promises are there. He's still very young so he's still a work in progress, but he's technically pretty proficient."He's not just the type of player to play one steller pass after another, but he's pretty precise when it comes to build-up passes too."Now Southampton are playing in the Championship again, they will have a lot of matches where they will have a lot of possession, so they have to deal with how to set up their build-up plays, so he could also play a part there."Fans should expect someone who's still in development and who will still have to become a professional player at that level."With the schedule of the Championship you play so many games over a season. It's important to have a number of centre-backs with different skillsets. With Quarshie you have someone who is tall, athletic, two-footed and has a lot of upsides."Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds here
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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Saints agree deal to make German youth international first signing of summer
SAINTS have agreed a deal for their first signing of the transfer window, with centre-back Joshua Quarshie set to join from Hoffenheim. The 20 year old defender has made 28 appearances in the second tier of German football, and stands at around six-foot five-inches tall. Hoffenheim's Quarshie spent last season on loan at Greuther Furth and clocked in the fastest sprint speed in 2. Bundesliga, at 37.04km/h - faster than Kamaladen Sulemana's record speed at the 2022 World Cup. The Daily Echo reported that Saints were close to completing the signing of an unnamed player from Germany earlier this week, and that player has been confirmed as Quarshie. 🚨🔴⚪️ Excl: Southampton agree deal to sign 20 year old centre back Joshua Quarshie to Southampton FC. €3.5m transfer fee to Hoffenheim, medical done. — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 28, 2025 Fabrizio Romano added that Saints will pay a fee of around £3m for the German youth international, who has represented his country's under-20s on 11 occasions. Quarshie, contracted until 2027 at his current club, was also called up to Germany's under-21s in March but was left as an unused substitute. Two-footed Quarshie is considered a first team signing and will link up with Will Still's squad when Saints return for pre-season at the end of June. The summer transfer window opens officially on Sunday, June 1, before closing briefly on June 10 and reopening on June 16, until September 1. Former Hoffenheim head of scouting, Saints technical director Johannes Spors is overseeing the St Mary's side's transfers and recruitment. Asked about transfers in March, Spors told us: "I think players need to be physically strong. They need to be fast. They need to have some aggressiveness in their mentality." Spors is also set to hire Hoffenheim's youth squad planner, 36 year old Tim Lederer, who has worked with Quarshie, to be Saints head of scouting.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Benjamin Hübner appointed assistant coach of German national team
The DFB have today announced the appointment of Benjamin Hübner as the new assistant coach of the German national team. The 35-year-old has signed a three-year contract and will work under Julian Nagelsmann, and alongside Benjamin Glück and Mads Buttgereit from July 1. Hübner's appointment comes after Sandro Wagner confirmed that he will leave his role as assistant coach under Nagelsmann to pursue a head coaching role following the finals of the UEFA Nations League at the start of June. Advertisement In a press release, Hübner was quoted as saying: 'Being able to work for the national team is a huge honour. I'm really looking forward to my new role as part of this coaching team. The most successful period of my career at Hoffenheim came under Julian Nagelsmann, it helped shape me as a player but also as an assistant coach later on in my career. I'm therefore really excited for our first games in September and naturally the World Cup next year, where we will give our absolute best.' Nagelsmann added: 'I know Benni really well from our three years together in Hoffenheim. He was always a true team player, who was desperate to help the team be successful and he always put personal interests aside. Even as a player, he thought strategically and was a leader both on and off the pitch. It's precisely these qualities, along with his experience as a player, that make him an excellent addition to our coaching staff. That's why I'm really looking forward to working with Benni again now with the national team.' GGFN | Daniel Pinder
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Hübner confirmed as Nagelsmann's Germany assistant after June games
Hoffenheim assistant coach Benjamin Huebner laughs at his official farewell. Hoffenheim assistant coach Benjamin Hübner is in the running to replace Sandro Wagner as Julian Nagelsmann's Germany assistant. Uwe Anspach/dpa Hoffenheim assistant coach Benjamin Hübner has been confirmed as Julian Nagelsmann's Germany assistant coach from July. The 35-year-old retired German defender, who played under Nagelsmann at Hoffenheim, comes in after the Nations League Final Four in June and has signed a deal until Euro 2028 - just like his boss. Advertisement "I know Benni very well from our three years together at Hoffenheim," Nagelsmann said in a statement on Saturday. "He was always a real team player who was passionate about the team's success and put his own interests aside." Hübner will replace Sandro Wagner, who is leaving after the Nations League finale to try to carve out a managerial role for himself. "It's a great honour to be able to work for the national team," said Hübner, who never gained international honours as a player, "I had my most successful time at Hoffenheim under Julian Nagelsmann, it had a huge impact on me as a player, but also for my later job as assistant coach." Advertisement Hoffenheim only just avoided relegation in the Bundesliga this term. Germany face a Nations League semi-final against Portugal on June 4 in Munich, with the final on June 8 in the Bavarian capital. World Cup qualifying in September will be Hübner's first taste of the international touchline.
