The Werder Bremen Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Wouter Burger arrives at Werder Bremen in a $24.8M statement of intent
There comes a point where a club either backs its own ambition or admits it does not have any. Werder Bremen have paid $24.8M for Wouter Burger, which is the loudest way there is of saying which one it chose.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Werder Bremen rebuffed over Christoph Baumgartner
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. RB Leipzig have kept their man, and Werder Bremen go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Salim Musah says no to Puszcza Niepołomice
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Salim Musah had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Werder Bremen turn down Crotone for Kenny Quetant
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jens Stage signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jens Stage and Werder Bremen agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Werder Bremen
Victor Boniface and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Werder Bremen spend $24.8M on the signing the town wanted
It is the rarest sequence in football: supporters ask for something, and the club goes and does it. $24.8M for Wouter Burger, and for one week nobody is complaining about anything.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Marco Friedl gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Chuki out for 25 days
The medical room confirms 25 days on the sidelines for Chuki, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Market Andreas Schuster steps up from the Werder Bremen academy
- Squad Home is on Mitchell Weiser's mind
- The dugout Jens Stage asks for a word with the manager