Overview
- Multiple outlets reported late this week that Calvin Brackelmann has agreed to join FC Augsburg on a free transfer and that the club expects to announce the deal in the coming days.
- Brackelmann, 26, was a regular for SC Paderborn this season with 24 2. Bundesliga appearances and four goal contributions, and he is a left‑footed, 1.96‑metre central defender previously signed by Augsburg sporting director Benjamin Weber.
- Keven Schlotterbeck has informed Augsburg he wants a new sporting challenge after losing his starting place late in the season; he still has one year on his contract after joining the club in 2024 for €2.5 million and has made 48 appearances for the team.
- Loan defender Arthur Chaves will return to TSG Hoffenheim after Augsburg opted not to trigger a reported €6 million buy option, reducing the club's immediate claim on that player.
- With Brackelmann arriving and Chaves and Schlotterbeck likely to leave, Augsburg would still have at least six centre‑backs on the books and the club could pursue further sales of players such as Noahkai Banks or Chrislain Matsima if suitable offers arrive.