The trend is toward players on loan – here’s an overview of the best players whose contracts in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga expire on June 30, 2023.

Planning for the new season is underway at almost all clubs. Only 1. FC Köln, which has been imposed a transfer ban by Fifa for two transfer periods, cannot yet plan.

An appeal against the ban is currently underway. In a few weeks, FC will know whether the ban will be suspended for the time being or not. By then, one or two players will certainly no longer be available on a free transfer.

However, Cologne would probably be out of the top ten Bundesliga players on loan anyway. Because this year there are some real caliber, which may change the club without a transfer fee.

Here is the overview by transfer value (values are from Transfermarkt.de):

Evan Ndicka (central defender from Eintracht Frankfurt, market value 32 million euros) Marcus Thuram (center forward, Borussia Mönchengladbach, market value 32 million euros)

Daichi Kamada (attacking midfielder, Eintracht Frankfurt, market value 30 million euros) Konrad Laimer (central midfielder, RB Leipzig, his move to Bayern Munich is reportedly definite, market value 28 million euros) Ramy Bensebaini (left defender, Borussia Mönchengladbach, market value 20 million euros)

Raphaël Guerreiro (left defender, BVB, market value 20 million euros)

Ellyes Skhiri (defensive midfield, 1. FC Köln, market value 13 million euros) Mahmoud Dahoud (central midfield, BVB, market value 12 million euros) Dennis Geiger (central midfield, TSG Hoffenheim, market value nine million euros)

Marco Reus (attacking midfield, BVB, market value nine million euros)

Here is the overview of second division players by transfer value (values are from Transfermarkt.de):

Dawid Kownacki (center forward, Fortuna Düsseldorf, market value 3 million euros)

Patric Pfeiffer (center back, SV Darmstadt, market value 3 million euros) Max Christiansen (defensive midfield, Greuther Fürth, market value 1.5 million euros)

Jorrit Hendrix (defensive midfield, Fortuna Düsseldorf, market value 1.5 million euros)

Benedikt Gimber (defensive midfield, Jahn Regensburg, market value 1.5 million euros)

Mathias Honsak (left winger, SV Darmstadt, market value 1.5 million euros)

Fabian Nürnberger (central midfield, 1. FC Nürnberg, market value 1.2 million euros)

Hauke Wahl (center back, Holstein Kiel – he is expected to move to FC St. Pauli – market value 1.2 million euros)

Sonny Kittel (left winger, HSV, market value 1 million euros)

Andreas Müller (defensive midfield, 1. FC Magdeburg, market value 1 million euros)