The Werder Bremen Courier
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
$28.8M settles it between the clubs for Jobe Bellingham
Borussia Dortmund have accepted the money. What Werder Bremen do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Karl Hein stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market31 Aug 2026
Werder Bremen sell Stefan Smarkalev for $1.8M
Stefan Smarkalev has left for St. Gallen in a $1.8M deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Denis Olivera gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Denis Olivera has just signed for Werder Bremen, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Werder Bremen
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jens Stage was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match29 Aug 2026
Marco Grüll’s goal not enough for Werder Bremen
Marco Grüll scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to SC Freiburg, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Werder Bremen
Mario Götze and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Ralf Otto answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 2‑3, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
The pass was always on for Marco Grüll
Chances created: 10. Somebody has to open a door before anybody can walk through it, and he spent the afternoon opening doors.
In brief
- The dugout Karl Hein gets it from the manager
- Looking ahead Mitchell Weiser faces his old club
- The dugout Mario Götze does not fit this one