The Magdeburg Sentinel
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Paul Engel is out at Magdeburg
Four paragraphs on the club website, none of them about football. The board thanked him, wished him well, and had the search under way before the page went up.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
Lukas Werner takes charge at Magdeburg
“Somebody has to pick the team on Saturday, and this week that is me.” An interim appointment with no promises attached, which is how most of them start.
Market28 Aug 2028
Magdeburg say no — this time
The offer from Schalke 04 for Albert Millgramm 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.
The dugout28 Aug 2028
Noah Kruth keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Magdeburg may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets28 Aug 2028
The paperwork begins on Melvin Mastil
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Magdeburg have done the hard part with Basel, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Magdeburg
Jean Hugonet was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Ren Komatsu gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Ren Komatsu has just signed for Magdeburg, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Magdeburg
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets28 Aug 2028
Door shut on Elias Bethke
Magdeburg asked and Union Berlin said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Match Magdeburg get the job done against Karlsruher SC
- Market Magdeburg promote Gregor Schuster from within
- Market One of our own: Philipp Thomas joins the Magdeburg first team