If Arminia Bielefeld keep making transfers like this, they could play a very good role in the 3. Liga after relegation after all.
Not a day without squad changes at Arminia Bielefeld. After the relegation to the 3rd league, the staff is being completely renewed. Now the 16th addition has been presented.
And as with the players before, the transfer for the 3rd league is absolutely worth seeing. Arminia have loaned out attacker Manuel Wintzheimer from 1. FC Nürnberg for one season.
The 24-year-old has already played 112 second division games for Hamburger SV, VfL Bochum and Nürnberg (15 goals).
“With Manuel, we are getting a player who has played for all of the DFB’s national under-15 teams and was trained as a youth player at FC Bayern Munich. We are very pleased that Manuel has agreed to join us and that we were able to agree a loan deal with 1. FC Nürnberg, and it is another important step in our squad composition. Manuel can always drive our game with his commitment, determination and finishing power,” explain sporting director Michael Mutzel and head coach Mitch Kniat.
And the talks seem to have been so fruitful that the striker has no problem playing one league lower. Wintzheimer emphasises: “When the possibility of moving to Arminia Bielefeld became concrete for me, I immediately decided to do so. Michael Mutzel, whom I still know from HSV, and Mitch Kniat were very convincing in our talks and showed me that they believe in me and what role they think I can play. I’m looking forward to Arminia. I have always perceived the club as a traditional club with enthusiastic fans in an atmospheric stadium.”
Additions: Nassim Boujellab (Schalke 04), Aygün Yildirim (SSV Jahn Regensburg), Sam Schreck (FC Erzgebirge Aue), Merveille Biankadi (1. FC Heidenheim), Semi Belkahia (TSV 1860 München), Gerrit Gohlke (SV Waldhof Mannheim), Can Özkan (Borussia Dortmund II), Tom Geerkens (Fortuna Düsseldorf II), Louis Oppie (Hannover 96 II), Maximilian Großer (Hamburger SV II), Nicklas Shipnoski (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Christopher Lannert (1860 München),Kaito Mizuta (Mainz II), Leo Oppermann (HSV / loan), Jonas Kersken (Gladbach / loan), Manuel Wintzheimer (1. FC Nürnberg / loan)
Departures: Robin Hack (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Guilherme Ramos (Hamburger SV), Sebastian Vasiliadis (FC Hansa Rostock), Bryan Lasme (FC Schalke), Oliver Hüsing (FC Hansa Rostock), Christian Gebauer (SCR Altach), Silvan Sidler (FC Winterthur), Arne Schulz (SC Paderborn), Nils Hahne (Victoria Clarholz), Andrés Andrade (LASK), Masaya Okugawa (FC Augsburg), Janni Serra (Aarhus GF), Jomaine Consbruch (Greuther Fürth), Benjamin Kanuric (FC Ingolstadt), George Bello, Lukas Klünter, Martin Fraisl, Burak Ince, Manuel Prietl, Bastian Oczipka, Marc Rzatkowski, Sebastian Müller, Armin Gremsl (all unknown), Theo Corbeanu (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers U21), Frederik Jäkel (on loan from RB Leipzig), Ivan Lepinjica (on loan from HNK Rijeka)
