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Werder Bremen’s sports manager Clemens Fritz has promised personnel adjustments in the coming summer. “Last year we said that we wanted to keep our regular players, which means that we did not achieve a transfer revenue. This year it will be the case that we have to achieve transfer revenues and need a certain dynamic and change in the squad to take the next step, ”said the ex-professional in“ Sport1 ”talk format“ Doppelpass ”. Fritz did not reveal which players could be affected.
The table twelfth usually does not announce any contract terms. The most valuable player in the Bremen squad, who has an average age of 26.5 years, are Romano Schmid (15 million), Jens Stage (12 million) and Marco Friedl (10 million). Last summer, the green-whites took up only 5.7 million euros with the help of Eren Dinkçi (sales to Freiburg) and Dawid Kownacki (loan to Düsseldorf), while 6.8 million euros in the newcomers Skelly Alvero, Keke Topp and Marco Grüll flowed. In 2023/24, the SVW was able to generate over 31 million euros through player sales. In terms of squad value, the club is in the Bundesliga middle field with EUR 131 million.
On Saturday, Werder was able to stop a negative run of five defeats in a row due to the surprising 2-0 at Bayer Leverkusen. “We had a catastrophic February with the cup out in Bielefeld as an icing on the cake. In the past few weeks we have not publicly gave the best picture on the pitch because we simply discussed too much instead of supporting ourselves, ”said Fritz, who, in addition to the sporting results, also spoke in tensions within the team.
Werder Bremen: Fritz thinks of friction in the team
“If things go well, minor problems are not addressed and ignored. At some point you come to a point where it no longer runs, emotions and frustration play a role. Then you are also dissatisfied with yourself, ”said the manager. It was about talking to each other and not on each other. “I think it’s good when there are friction and becomes more dynamic, but you have to see a unit on the square.”
Community All topics around Werder Bremen Have a say now! Nothing has changed in the basic plan to want to work with coach Ole Werner beyond his end of his contract in 2026. At first they want to return to the road to success. “We exchanged content and with his consultant agency. I see Ole every day anyway. Ole came to me and said that we focus on the here and now and regulate everything more later, ”said Fritz. “You can see a development. Ole is very clear in his game philosophy, he gives solutions. He stands in front of the team, but also speaks public things when something doesn’t suit him. We are absolutely convinced of him. “
