Hauke Wahl is on the brink of leaving FC St. Pauli for Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg. The 32-year-old centre-back has reportedly settled all the key terms: a full agreement with St. Pauli on the fee, a contract running until 2029 with an option for a further year, and a medical now being scheduled. Everything points to a deal in its final stage rather than one still being argued over. The news comes from Florian Plettenberg, a respected and reliable voice who has billed this as a done deal. That said, this currently rests on a single reporter rather than being corroborated across multiple independent sources, so the picture, while credible, leans on one strong link rather than a chorus. The engine puts this at 87%, which means it is very likely but not yet finished business. That confidence reflects the reported full agreement between the clubs and a contract already framed, plus a medical in the diary. What keeps it short of certainty is simple: the medical has not yet happened and nothing is signed, so the small remaining gap covers the routine ways a near-complete move can still stall. The money is in keeping with how Wolfsburg operate. They paid £4m to Young Boys in 2023 and £5m to Lyon in 2026, so a fee discussed at £1.4m–£1.7m for an experienced defender sits comfortably below their bigger outlays. Watch for the medical being completed and the signatures confirmed. Once Wahl passes the checks, expect an official announcement to follow quickly.