The Heidenheim Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Heidenheim bid $13.0M for Rogério
The offer went to VfL Wolfsburg 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Heidenheim bid $8.4M for Dan-Axel Zagadou
The offer went to VfB Stuttgart 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Furkan Demir is a Heidenheim player
The fee is $4.0M, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Rapid Wien drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Patrick Mainka signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Patrick Mainka and Heidenheim agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Heidenheim
Budu Zivzivadze 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
The town asked, and Heidenheim paid $4.0M
Furkan Demir was the name on every phone-in, and the club has gone and signed him for $4.0M. For one week the board can do no wrong, which is a week most boards never get.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on José Raúl Zúñiga
Heidenheim asked and Club America said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Heidenheim promote Jonas Möller from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonas Möller has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Heidenheim promote Georg Hoffmann from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Georg Hoffmann has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Heidenheim promote Christian Vogel from within
- Squad Tim Siersleben falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad 6 new faces, and Heidenheim are still learning each other