The VfL Bochum Sentinel
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Hugo Rölleke says VfL Bochum went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom30 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at VfL Bochum
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Words at VfL Bochum training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yousef Salech is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A falling-out at VfL Bochum
Philipp Strompf and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets30 Aug 2027
Door shut on Daniel Peretz
VfL Bochum asked and Bayern Munich said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces30 Aug 2027
VfL Bochum supporters have found a favourite in Montell Ndikom
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Montell Ndikom has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match28 Aug 2027
VfL Bochum see off Darmstadt 98
Three points for VfL Bochum, 2‑0 the final word against Darmstadt 98 in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market30 Aug 2027
VfL Bochum promote Daniel Klein from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Klein 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.
Market30 Aug 2027
Heinrich Schneider steps up from the VfL Bochum academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Heinrich Schneider 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
- Market Patrick Kaiser steps up from the VfL Bochum academy
- Market Friedrich Frank steps up from the VfL Bochum academy
- Player ratings A masterclass from Kaito Yasui