The Holstein Kiel Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
$2.8M settles it between the clubs for Patrice Čović
Werder Bremen have accepted the money. What Holstein Kiel do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marcus Müller turns Plymouth Argyle down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Holstein Kiel baulk at the price for Kacper Potulski
Mainz 05 wanted more than $2.7M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market10 Aug 2026
Holstein Kiel say no — this time
The offer from Eintracht Frankfurt for Alexander Bernhardsson was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Holstein Kiel go back to the board over Jan-Hendrik Marx
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $182.0K — a club that wants Jan-Hendrik Marx enough to be asked twice.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jonas Meffert signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jonas Meffert and Holstein Kiel agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Holstein Kiel
Jonas Meffert 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
Eyes on Stefan Schwab again
The phone has started ringing about Stefan Schwab again, and this time the name on the line is Hamburger SV. Holstein Kiel are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Andreas Schmid steps up from the Holstein Kiel academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andreas Schmid has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Holstein Kiel
- The dugout Jonas Meffert asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout Marcus Müller gets it from the manager