Before the start of the season, there is another new arrival at 1. FC Bocholt. He comes from the Dutch second division.
1. FC Bocholt has already made numerous transfers this summer. Shortly before the start of the season in the Regionalliga West at the weekend, the club from the Lower Rhine intensifies its activities once again.
After Kelvin Lunga was presented on Wednesday, the Bocholt club announced the signing of Jarno Janssen on Thursday. The Dutch central defender last played for FC Eindhoven in the second Dutch league. He played a total of 61 competitive games for the club.
“I am glad that thanks to a good network such a transfer can be realized. Jarno is a player who will help us immediately. He is a central defender and left-footer, comes from the second Dutch league – it is rare to get such a player,” explains squad planner Christopher Schorch. “It’s great that we were able to tie him to us for the long term, because he will also bring us forward in terms of quality once again at the top.”
Janssen convinced FCB coach Dietmar Hirsch in trial training. “It felt good right away and I got a lot of encouragement from the club, which had a positive influence on my decision,” the defender reported. “I want to play an important role in the team and help it further. In terms of the table, we would like to position ourselves as high as possible, of course, but exact tendencies can only be established in the course of the season.”
Janssen is already the 17th new addition to the Bocholt team. Thus, they will go with a retread team into the first game of the season at FC Schalke 04 II on Saturday (2 p.m., RS-Liveticker).
1. FC Bocholt: Transfers at a glance
Additions: Jarno Janssen (FC Eindhoven) Kelvin Lunga (RWO), Lucas Fox (F91 Düdelingen), Jan Holldack (RW Ahlen), Noah Salau, Isaak Akritidis (both Wuppertaler SV), Florian Mayer, Ali Barak (both Roda JC), Dominik Klann, Willi Reincke (both SC Verl), Dildar Atmaca (Preußen Münster), Bogdan Shubin (both FC Schalke 04 II), Brian Campmann (De Treffers), Leon Gino Schmidt (SF Lotte), Haris Mesic (Graafschap U21), Dustin Heveling (own U19), Jan Wellers (Fortuna Köln)
Departures: Mika Hanraths (Alemannia Aachen), Gordon Wild (TuS Bövinghausen), Kevin Grund; Marcel Platzek, Sebastian Wickl (SV Schermbeck), Leander Goralski (Bonner SC), Jeffrey Obst (FC Gütersloh), Tim Winking (Spvg Schonnebeck), Andre Bugla (BW Dingden), Dario Schumacher (TVD Velbert), Jona Scholz (SV Sonsbeck), Max Mahn (PSV Wesel), Sascha Voelcke (Rot-Weiss Essen, was on loan), Stephane Mvibudulu (destination unknown)