True, we may not have gotten to January yet, but this doesn’t stop Bundesliga clubs from signing new players or selling old ones. Here’s where to get the latest on player movement in the Bundesliga and beyond.December 20, 2017
Bundesliga cellar dwellars Cologne have made their first signing of the winter break. Stuttgart striker Simon Terodde is rejoining the club he played for between 2009 and 2011. The 29-year-old Terodde has signed a contract that should keep him in Cologne through the end of the 2020-21 season.
“Simon Terodde is physically strong, has proven over the years that he is clinical in front of goal, and is a great guy,” Cologne’s new general manager, Armin Veh, said in a statement posted on the Rhineland club’s website on Wednesday.
“I had two very nice years in Cologne and am really happy to return here. I made my first step as a professional footballer in Cologne and know all about the special atmosphere at the RheinEnergieSTADION,” Terodde said. “Of course we have a difficult challenge awaiting us in the second half of the season, but we will do everything we can in order to maintain our place in the Bundesliga.”
Terodde’s 25 goals in the second division last season played a major role in Stuttgart earning promotion. However, this season, he has managed just three goals in 17 matches in the Bundesliga.
December 17, 2017
Hoffenheim striker Sandro Wagner appears to be set to sign on with Bayern Munich. The mass-circulation daily Bild and the sports bi-weekly Kicker have reported that it is essentially a done deal, with only the formalities to be finalized. The 30-year-old Wagner, who has seven caps for Germany, has four goals in his 11 Bundesliga appearances for Hoffenheim this season.
