Schalke 04 transfers

Schalke 04 net spend since 2015

Schalke 04 have spent €242m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €276m: a net profit of €34m on transfers.

That covers 92 signings (58 for a disclosed fee, 33 free, 1 undisclosed) and 89 departures (54 sold for a disclosed fee, 27 free, 8 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 29 in, 51 out.

Record signing: Breel Embolo, €27m from Basel (Jul 2016). Record sale: Leroy Sané, €52m to Manchester City (Aug 2016).

Schalke 04 transfer spending by season

Schalke 04 record signings

1. Breel Embolo · €27m from Basel · Jul 2016
2. Nabil Bentaleb · €19m from Tottenham Hotspur · Jul 2017
3. Sebastian Rudy · €16m from FC Bayern München · Aug 2018
4. Ozan Kabak · €15m from VfB Stuttgart · Jul 2019
5. Yevhen Konoplyanka · €13m from Sevilla · Jul 2017

Schalke 04 record sales

1. Leroy Sané · €52m to Manchester City · Aug 2016
2. Julian Draxler · €43m to VfL Wolfsburg · Aug 2015
3. Thilo Kehrer · €37m to Paris Saint Germain · Aug 2018
4. Weston McKennie · €21m to Juventus · Jul 2021
5. Malick Thiaw · €13m to AC Milan · Aug 2022

Schalke 04 trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 71 players Schalke 04 both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €214m against €197m paid: a trading profit of €17m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €148m across 19 players, led by Leroy Sané (€52m to Manchester City, Aug 2016).

• Leroy Sané: academy graduate (Jul 2015), sold to Manchester City for €52m (Aug 2016): profit €52m
• Thilo Kehrer: academy graduate (Jul 2015), sold to Paris Saint Germain for €37m (Aug 2018): profit €37m
• Weston McKennie: academy graduate (Jul 2017), sold to Juventus for €21m (Jul 2021): profit €21m
• Malick Thiaw: academy graduate (Jul 2020), sold to AC Milan for €13m (Aug 2022): profit €13m
• Assan Ouédraogo: academy graduate (Jul 2023), sold to RB Leipzig for €10m (Jul 2024): profit €10m

• Sebastian Rudy: signed for €16m (Aug 2018), left free for TSG Hoffenheim (Jul 2021): loss €16m
• Breel Embolo: signed for €27m (Jul 2016), sold to Borussia Mönchengladbach for €11m (Jul 2019): loss €16m
• Yevhen Konoplyanka: signed for €13m (Jul 2017), sold to Shakhtar Donetsk for €2m (Sep 2019): loss €11m
• Johannes Geis: signed for €11m (Jul 2015), sold to FC Köln for €500k (Jan 2019): loss €10m
• Omar Mascarell: signed for €10m (Jul 2018), left free for Elche (Aug 2021): loss €10m

Schalke 04 ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Schalke 04 have made 5 signings and 1 departure in 2026/27, plus 2 loans in and 7 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Luca Podlech (loan to Aalesund); in Kevin Müller (from Heidenheim, no league minutes yet).
• Defence: out Felipe Sánchez (loan to Santos Laguna), Martin Wasinski (loan to Almere City), Dylan Leonard (loan to Alemannia Aachen); in Robin Gosens (loan from Fiorentina, 333 league minutes since), Maximilian Wöber (free from Leeds United, 161 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Mika Wallentowitz (loan to SpVgg Greuther Fürth); in Satoshi Tanaka (from Fortuna Düsseldorf, 327 league minutes since), Junior Dina Ebimbe (from Eintracht Frankfurt, 252 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Ilyes Hamache (to SC Cambuur), Christian Gomis (loan to Tenerife); in Junior Adamu (from SC Freiburg, 211 league minutes since), Hee-chan Hwang (loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, 41 league minutes since).
• Position unknown: out Peter Remmert (loan to MSV Duisburg); in nobody.

Schalke 04 injury news: injuries and suspensions

Schalke 04 have 3 players injured as of 18 Oct 2026, with €11m of TT Value sidelined.

• Moussa Sylla (FWD): Leg injury · out since 12 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Dejan Ljubicic (MID): Knee injury · out since 14 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Johannes Siebeking (GK): Injury to abdominal muscles · out since 15 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed

Schalke 04 last starting XI

Schalke 04's last league starting XI, v SC Freiburg on 11 Oct 2026: Loris Karius; Nikola Katic, Hasan Kuruçay, Maximilian Wöber; Soufiane El-Faouzi, Robin Gosens, Satoshi Tanaka, Adrian Gantenbein; Kenan Karaman, Moussa Sylla, Junior Adamu.

4 changes from the side that started v Elversberg on 20 Sep 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Timo Becker (4), Adil Aouchiche (4) and Dejan Ljubicic (3, injured).

Opponent: SC Freiburg.

Schalke 04 minutes played 2026/27

After 5 league games of 2026/27, 9 Schalke 04 players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 5 are rotating and 25 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Hasan Kuruçay, Ron Schallenberg, Maximilian Wöber, Bryan Lasme, Finn Porath, Janik Bachmann, Anton Donkor, Edin Džeko, Tomas Kalas.

Schalke 04 club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 25 players club-trained at Schalke 04 now play for other clubs we track, led by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United, TT Value €66m), Weston McKennie (Juventus, TT Value €31m) and Assan Ouédraogo (RB Leipzig, TT Value €25m).

• Malick Thiaw · Newcastle United · €66m
• Weston McKennie · Juventus · €31m
• Assan Ouédraogo · RB Leipzig · €25m
• Caspar Jander · Southampton · €23m
• Fabian Reese · VfL Wolfsburg · €11m
• Leroy Sané · Galatasaray · €10m
• Taylan Bulut · Beşiktaş · €7m
• Thilo Kehrer · Ajax · €7m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.