The European Football Championship is still in focus. But with a view to the Bundesliga season beginning on August 13 with the classic Borussia Mönchengladbach against champions FC Bayern Munich, the clubs are now starting their preparations.
TRAINING START: After eleven years of abstinence from the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum will be the first club to start a public training session on Monday. FSV Mainz 05 will follow on Tuesday, Hertha BSC and Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday. After performance tests, Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Frankfurt, Union Berlin and Augsburg will complete their first training sessions on Thursday. Stuttgart starts on Friday and Mönchengladbach on Saturday. Next Monday the time has come for Leipzig, Freiburg and Cologne, Leverkusen starts on Tuesday. Exact dates are not known for Munich, Hoffenheim and Fürth.
NEW TRAINERS: The coaching carousel has turned quickly and some positions have been filled. Oliver Glasner from Frankfurt will be the first coach to be introduced on Tuesday, followed by Mark van Bommel in Wolfsburg on Wednesday. Steffen Baumgart presents himself to the public in Cologne on Thursday. In Mönchengladbach, the new head coach Adi Hütter will probably be presented on Friday. Marco Rose (in Dortmund) and Gerardo Seoane (in Leverkusen) will also start work at their new clubs on Thursday. RB Leipzig’s returnee trainer Jesse Marsch (boss) and Achim Beierlorzer (assistant trainer) will not start until July 5th. When Bayern new boss Julian Nagelsmann will have his first appearance on Säbener Straße is still open.
PERSONAL I: Alexander Nübel is leaving Bayern Munich for the time being – heading for France to AS Monaco. The 24-year-old is on loan to the team of former Bayern coach Niko Kovac for two years. Nübel’s predecessor Sven Ulreich (32) returns to Munich after a year at Hamburger SV as number two behind national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
PERSONAL II: 1. FC Union Berlin is facing a commitment from Timo Baumgartl. The 25-year-old central defender should, as the “Bild” and the “Kicker” reported on Sunday, come from the Dutch first division club PSV Eindhoven. The ex-Bundesliga professional is to be loaned for one season and would be the Union’s eleventh entry with 13 departures so far.
FANS: Finally seeing the favorites again – 200 fans can be there for VfL Bochum’s training kick-off on Monday. Up to 500 fans can come to FSV Mainz 05 on Tuesday. However, you must then wear mouth and nose protection during the entire training session. Hertha BSC also allows up to 300 members for the first training session on Wednesday.
NOW ON THE START: Kevin-Prince Boateng will be there for the training start of his heart club Hertha BSC on Wednesday. The 34-year-old is currently engaged as an EM expert and should actually work for ARD until the end of the championship on July 11th. Due to an option in the agreement with the responsible WDR, the professional can train with Hertha from Wednesday, as the radio station explained.
ELECTIONS: At the annual general meeting of Arminia Bielefeld this Monday the elections for the honorary council and the presidium are due. The FSV Mainz 05 will catch up on Tuesday (6 p.m.) for the extraordinary general meeting that was postponed in February. Elections for the chairmanship and the supervisory board are also planned.
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Stand: 27.06.2021, 18:40
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