kicker reports that VfB Stuttgart are eyeing Hamburg’s Robert Glatzel as a potential replacement for Sehrou Guirassy if he leaves the club in the summer. The future of striker Guirassy is still up in the air as he has begun to attract interest from Borussia Dortmund and has shown no signs of commitment to the Bundesliga’s Vizemeister. So, Stuttgart have begun to look at potential replacements for the 28 year old.  Hamburg’s Glatzel is one of the candidates to replace Guirassy. It is said a year ago, Stuttgart had reached an agreement with Glatzel to move to the MHP Arena but he decid ..read more

On Monday evening, VfL Bochum overcame Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-0 at the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA and then 6-5 on penalties to remain in the Bundesliga. Heading into the clash in Düsseldorf, there was significantly little expectation that Bochum would be a Bundesliga club at the end of the night. In fact, the hosts were so confident in a promotion back to Germany’s top flight that the party atmosphere was taking place prior to kick-off. Having outplayed their Bundesliga competitors away from home last Thursday, rather than Bochum being able to mount a comeback, there was more expectation that Fortuna wo ..read more

Sky Germany reports that Stefan Kuntz is set to return to German football as Hamburg’s new Director of Sport, replacing the outgoing Jonas Boldt. Boldt is set to have his contract at Hamburg terminated, which was set to expire next summer. Earlier in the season, Boldt decided to part ways with head coach Tim Walter and replace him with Steffen Baumgart, which saw no improvement in the team’s performance and they missed out on promotion.  Hamburg finished the season 4th five points off of Fortuna Düsseldorf in the relegation playoff spot. To make matters worse, city rivals St.Pauli we ..read more

As reported by Bild (via AZ), Bayern Munich have seven-star players from the Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga on their summer transfer shortlist. For the first time in twelve years, Bayern Munich will end a campaign without lifting a piece of silverware. An embarrassing early elimination from the DFB-Pokal at the hands of FC Saarbrücken was followed up by a heartbreaking defeat in the Champions League semi-final stage to Real Madrid. However, what Der Rekordmeister will feel most agitated by is the way in which Bayer Leverkusen have romped their way to a maiden Bundesliga title ..read more

The latest batch of legends to be inducted into the German Football Hall of Fame have been announced with the newest members including Bastian Schweinsteiger.  The selection process is as follows: “The HALL OF FAME of German football seeks to honour outstanding players and coaches from the men’s and women’s game and cement their status in the historical consciousness of German football. The Hall of Famers are selected by a jury made up of leading German sportswriters and the museum director. Any male or female German player from 1900 to the present day who has been retired for at least fi ..read more

Schalke striker Simon Terodde has announced that he will retire at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 16-year career in professional football. On his decision, Terodde said: “After 16 years as a professional footballer, a new phase of my life is now beginning. I felt that now is the time to end my active career. I would like to thank everyone – fellow players, coaches, responsible persons, staff, employees and fans. Schalke 04 is a special club and will remain so for me.” The 36-year-old has had a journeyman career but an interesting one in that he has tried to help several teams gain ..read more

Bild reports on the plan that Felix Magath has concocted if he is to become Hamburg’s sporting director and replace Jonas Boldt. The future of Boldt is in doubt with Hamburg on the verge of missing promotion once again, while the decision to sack Tim Walter and replace him with Steffen Baumgart has backfired. This has resulted in rumours about Jörg Schmadtke or Magath replacing him. If Magath does take charge, he has a plan in place. The first step would be to replace Baumgart as head coach with former Real Madrid and Schalke striker Raul and will promote under-21 coach Pit Reimers to be ..read more

Is Tim Walter a candidate to replace Nuno Espírito Santo at Nottingham Forest? As reported by Sky Germany, the former Hamburg head coach was spotted in the Nottingham Forest director’s box last weekend, watching the game against Manchester City.  The 48-year-old is open to new coaching challenges, including outside of Germany. During his time at HSV (2021-2024), Walter narrowly missed out on Promotion from the 2. Bundesliga into the top flight.  In total, he managed 103 competitive games, achieving a points average of 1.82.  His previous roles include stints at VfB Stuttgart and ..read more

It has now been six years since Hamburger SV last tasted Bundesliga football. The former six-time German champions and one-time former European champions seem to be embroiled in an eternal battle against promotion back to Germany’s top flight. In the past five seasons, only twice have HSV finished in the promotion play-off, coming in the previous two campaigns as their return to the Bundesliga began edging nearer. Regardless, a fourth-place finish seems to be almost certain this season, with the club handing over what appeared to be an almost guaranteed promotion play-off spot to Fortuna Düsse ..read more

Bild reports that Hamburg have already found their replacement for Tim Walter just over a week after sacking him. The man to replace Walter is former 1.FC Köln boss Steffen Baumgart. Baumgart will be given a contract at the club until 2025 and he is expected to lead training for the first time on Tuesday before being presented at a press conference later in the day.  The task for Baumgart is clear, stabilise the team and make sure their return to the Bundesliga at the sixth time of asking. Hamburg currently sits third in the 2.Bundesliga four points off of the automatic promotion pos ..read more