Overview
- The club announced on Friday that 24-year-old Lars Kehl has moved from VfL Osnabrück to SV Darmstadt 98 on a free transfer and that the length of his contract was not disclosed.
- Sporting director Paul Fernie said the signing targets the offensive midfield by adding a player who brings scoring threat and the ability to play the decisive final pass.
- Kehl was developed at SC Freiburg and spent three seasons at VfL Osnabrück, helping the team win promotion in the most recent campaign.
- Across 80 appearances for Osnabrück he recorded 16 goals and 18 assists, with last season producing eight goals and twelve assists, and he will join Darmstadt straight away for preseason training.
- The move is part of Darmstadt's early-window reshaping—their second free signing and fourth arrival overall—and leaves Osnabrück with multiple free departures reported this summer while other clubs had shown interest in Kehl.