Deadline Day is coming to an end. Rot-Weiss Essen can announce that Ramien Safi will not be moving to the 2nd Bundesliga.

It was a tense few hours on Monday, February 2, 2026, on Hamburger Straße in Braunschweig and Hafenstraße in Essen.

Ramien Safi had caught the eye of second division club Eintracht Braunschweig, as reported by Forecasting. The Lower Saxony club wanted to lure the super sprinter away from Rot-Weiss Essen. But RWE did not go along with it. According to Forecasting information, the third division club initially rejected a €300,000 offer and, a few hours later, a €350,000 offer, plus bonuses on a resale. “Yes,” replied Benjamin Kessel, sporting director of Braunschweig, when asked by Forecasting whether the Safi deal had fallen through.

Safi’s critics will wonder why RWE did not accept this deal, which at first glance appears lucrative for the club. His supporters will breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that Rot-Weiss Essen would have lost perhaps its strongest weapon if Safi had been sold. Because even if Safi is criticized for his missed chances or squandered final situations, one thing remains clear: he creates these chances and opponents are almost nervous when they see the name Ramien Safi in the RWE lineup. Uwe Koschinat also emphasized this after the 1-1 draw against Wehen Wiesbaden on “Magenta Sport.”

The 26-year-old offensive player is highly regarded by the RWE coach. Koschinat is said to have made this clear to Safi once again on deadline day, thus strengthening the player’s position. Just how valuable Safi is to the red and white sporting management is proven by the fact that Essen rejected a €350,000 offer for a player whose contract expires in the summer of 2026. However, if RWE is promoted, Safi’s contract will automatically be extended until June 30, 2027. You don’t need to be a prophet to say that Safi will only remain a Rot-Weiss Essen player in the 2026/2027 season if the club is promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. If RWE continues to play in the 3. Liga, Safi, who will be a free agent in the summer, will move to the German second division – perhaps to Eintracht Braunschweig, if the club manages to stay up.

Safi has played 21 games (two goals, three assists) for RWE this season. He has played a total of 67 games (11, 9) for Rot-Weiss Essen.