VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg net spend since 2015

VfL Wolfsburg have spent €601m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €469m: a net spend of €132m.

That covers 87 signings (80 for a disclosed fee, 6 free, 1 undisclosed) and 93 departures (52 sold for a disclosed fee, 23 free, 18 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 12 in, 49 out.

Record signing: Julian Draxler, €43m from Schalke 04 (Aug 2015). Record sale: Kevin De Bruyne, €76m to Manchester City (Aug 2015).

VfL Wolfsburg transfer spending by season

VfL Wolfsburg record signings

1. Julian Draxler · €43m from Schalke 04 · Aug 2015
2. Lovro Majer · €25m from Rennes · Aug 2023
3. John Brooks · €17m from Hertha BSC · Jul 2017
4. Vini Souza · €15m from Sheffield United · Jul 2025
5. Mohamed Amoura · €15m from Union Saint-Gilloise · Jul 2025

VfL Wolfsburg record sales

1. Kevin De Bruyne · €76m to Manchester City · Aug 2015
2. Micky van de Ven · €40m to Tottenham Hotspur · Aug 2023
3. Julian Draxler · €36m to Paris Saint Germain · Jan 2017
4. Felix Nmecha · €30m to Borussia Dortmund · Jul 2023
5. Dženan Pejčinović · €25m to VfB Stuttgart · Aug 2026

VfL Wolfsburg trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 46 players VfL Wolfsburg both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €297m against €393m paid: a trading loss of €96m.

• Micky van de Ven: signed for €9m (Aug 2021), sold to Tottenham Hotspur for €40m (Aug 2023): profit €32m
• Felix Nmecha: signed free (Jul 2021), sold to Borussia Dortmund for €30m (Jul 2023): profit €30m
• Dženan Pejčinović: signed for €1m (Jul 2022), sold to VfB Stuttgart for €25m (Aug 2026): profit €24m
• Maxence Lacroix: signed for €5m (Aug 2020), sold to Crystal Palace for €18m (Aug 2024): profit €13m
• Wout Weghorst: signed for €11m (Jul 2018), sold to Burnley for €18m (Jan 2022): profit €7m

• Lovro Majer: signed for €25m (Aug 2023), sold to AEK Athens for €6m (Jul 2026): loss €19m
• John Brooks: signed for €17m (Jul 2017), left free for Benfica (Sep 2022): loss €17m
• Yunus Mallı: signed for €13m (Jan 2017), left free for Trabzonspor (Feb 2021): loss €13m
• Luca Waldschmidt: signed for €12m (Aug 2021), left free for FC Köln (Jul 2024): loss €12m
• Jonas Wind: signed for €12m (Jan 2022), left free for Sporting Braga (Jul 2026): loss €12m

VfL Wolfsburg ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

VfL Wolfsburg have made 9 signings and 14 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Marius Müller (to Aberdeen), Kamil Grabara (loan to Juventus); in Timon Wellenreuther (from Feyenoord).
• Defence: out Bartol Franjic (to Venezia), Konstantinos Koulierakis (to Roma), Jan Bürger (to PEC Zwolle), Denis Vavro (to Viktoria Plzeň), Nicolas Cozza (left free for Lausanne Sport), Moritz Jenz (left free for Young Boys); in Hauke Wahl (from St. Pauli).
• Midfield: out Kevin Paredes (left free for FC Utrecht), Lovro Majer (to AEK Athens), Eryk Grzywacz (to Holstein Kiel); in Elvis Rexhbecaj (free from FC Augsburg), Muhammed Damar (from TSG Hoffenheim).
• Attack: out Jonas Wind (left free for Sporting Braga), Jakub Kamiński (to FC Köln), Patrick Wimmer (to TSG Hoffenheim), Andreas Skov Olsen (loan to İstanbul Başakşehir), Dženan Pejčinović (to VfB Stuttgart), Mohamed Amoura (loan to Nice); in Fabian Reese (from Hertha BSC), Robert Glatzel (from Hamburger SV), Fraser Hornby (from Darmstadt 98), Alessio Besio (from Freiburg II).
• Position unknown: out nobody; in Alexander Bernhardsson (from Holstein Kiel).

VfL Wolfsburg injury news: injuries and suspensions

VfL Wolfsburg have 5 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €18m of value sidelined.

• Trevor Benedict (FWD): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 1 May 2026 · return date not set · 22 games missed
• Fraser Hornby (FWD): Achilles heel problems · out since 23 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 12 games missed
• Aster Vranckx (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 15 May 2026 · return date not set · 20 games missed
• Christian Eriksen (MID): Heart problems · out since 7 Jun 2026 · return date not set · 17 games missed
• Rogério (DEF): Muscle injury · out since 14 Aug 2025 · return date not set · 55 games missed

VfL Wolfsburg club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 19 players club-trained at VfL Wolfsburg now play for other clubs we track, led by Dženan Pejčinović (VfB Stuttgart, value €30m), John Yeboah (Venezia, value €18m) and Mattes Hansen (Paderborn, value €9m).

• Dženan Pejčinović · VfB Stuttgart · €30m
• John Yeboah · Venezia · €18m
• Mattes Hansen · Paderborn · €9m
• Lukáš Ambros · Anderlecht · €8m
• Soufiane Messeguem · Academico Viseu · €7m
• David Odogu · Toulouse · €5m
• Muhammed Cham · Trabzonspor · €4m
• Anselmo García MacNulty · PEC Zwolle · €3m

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.