It's official: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldun...sskreutz-verpflichtung/page/4102-1-1-.html?f2 I have to give them some credit, VfB hasn't been standing pat. I hope these new players will help the team stay up, and at least get back to mid-table.
Here comes a CB transfer in, with option to buy, if I translated that correctly from the player's own website: http://gianlucadimarzio.com/news-cat/sampdoria-zukanovic-ha-accettato-lofferta-dello-stoccarda/
BTW, the Zukanovic potential-transfer has fallen through (I think), with him going to another Italian team. Also, I think that was the player's Agent who posted the info above, not the player. (I meant to type player's agent, but only typed player's, instead. ) Here is a transfer in for CB Federico Barba from Empoli. He is on loan with option to buy:
More changes: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/abgang-adam-hlousek/page/4148-1-1-.html?f2 (as noted above) http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verpflichtung-federico-barba/page/4149-1-1-.html?f2 http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/abgang-robbie-kruse/page/4151-1-1-.html?f2
From the "How Can Things Go From Bad to Worse" department: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verletzung-federico-barba/page/4153-1-1-.html?f2 SMDH
From the Born Under a Bad Sign Department: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verletzung-daniel-ginczek/page/4188-1-1-.html?f2
This isn't as dire as an ACL/MCL injury, but here it is none the less: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/timo-baumgartl-operation/page/4191-1-1-.html?f2
I wasn't aware he was injured during the match with Ingolstadt: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verletzung-kevin-grosskreutz/page/4229-1-1-.html?f2 And more news on the injury front, regarding Barba, and Harnik: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldun...fb-bayer-04-leverkusen/page/4230-1-1-.html?f2
Looks like Maxim will be getting plenty of opportunities next season as Didavi is heading to Wolfsburg: http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/abgang-daniel-didavi/page/4254-1-1-.html?f2
http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verletzung-serey-die/page/4253-1-1-.html?f2 AND... http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verpflichtung-jean-zimmer/page/4255-1-1-.html?f2