The Darmstadt 98 Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Luca Marseiler breaks a bone — 141 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 141 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $2.8M sale of Paul Will
He is going to Heidenheim, the club has $2.8M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paul Will moves on
Heidenheim pay $2.8M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Darmstadt 98 bid $680.0K for Andrija Maksimović
The offer went to RB Leipzig this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Darmstadt 98 go back to the board over Andrija Maksimović
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $730.0K — a club that wants Andrija Maksimović enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Peter Onisiwo due for a Darmstadt 98 medical
Everything agreed with Stripfing, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Darmstadt 98
Hiroki Akiyama and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Benjamin Neumann joins the Darmstadt 98 first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamin Neumann is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Gregor Busch joins the Darmstadt 98 first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gregor Busch is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Darmstadt 98 promote Karl Fischer from within
- Squad Aleksandar Vukotić signs a new deal
- Squad Rogério remains an outsider