Overview
- Schalke confirmed the loan to Braga through the end of the season, with Zalazar under contract in Gelsenkirchen until June 2028.
- Portuguese reports indicate he is set to start with Braga’s U23 side.
- Sporting director Youri Mulder said Zalazar asked to be loaned for the second half of the campaign and that Braga provided the opening.
- Since joining from Granada in 2024, the 20-year-old made two senior appearances for Schalke and featured regularly for the U23s.
- The move is Schalke’s fourth loan of the season and falls under new squad planner Maximilian Lüftl’s remit.