The Magdeburg Sentinel
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Magdeburg bid $18.4M for Kaishu Sano
The offer went to Mainz 05 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
Magdeburg rebuffed over Isac Lidberg
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Darmstadt 98 have kept their man, and Magdeburg go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Magdeburg turn down Mainz 05 for Dariusz Stalmach
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ameen Al-Dakhil due for a Magdeburg medical
Everything agreed with VfB Stuttgart, 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
Mateusz Żukowski stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mateusz Żukowski and Magdeburg agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Richmond Tachie in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Magdeburg this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Michael Meyer joins the Magdeburg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Meyer 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: Lars Bauer joins the Magdeburg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lars Bauer 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: Ralf Vogel joins the Magdeburg first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ralf Vogel is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad 7 new faces, and Magdeburg are still learning each other
- The dugout Mateusz Żukowski knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Yoon Do-Young falls out with a teammate over standards