Summer 2025: The hottest transfers in the Middle Rhine League!
Current transfers in the Middle Rhine League: who came, who went and how the teams are preparing for the 2025/26 season.

Summer 2025: The hottest transfers in the Middle Rhine League!
The Middle Rhine League is pushing ahead with its summer transfers with new vigor into the 2025/26 season. From 1. FC Düren to Sportfreunde Düren – the clubs in and around Cologne have strengthened considerably and some players are also moving on. FuPa provides an overview of the current arrivals and departures in the league.
1. FC Düren struck hard and brought eight new faces into the team. Coach Luca Lausberg includes Jan Heidersdorf and Jannis Kuckertz, who comes from Fortuna Sittard's U21 team from Holland, as well as new signings Ali Alawie and Emeraude Kongolo. That could be just the right mix to make the coming season more successful.
Changed squads in the Middle Rhine League
But it wasn't just Düren who poached on the transfer market. FC Hennef 05 is also active. Coach Nils Teixeira welcomes a number of talented players, including Ata-Luan Rznic and Philipp Köhl from FC Viktoria Köln. The makeover could prove to be a golden opportunity.
FC Pesch also didn't miss out: they signed Georg Shkri from FC Hürth and Mohamed Said El Idrissi, among others. Among their departures, Maik Marquardt's move to Bergisch Gladbach stands out - it shows that even the best players don't always stay.
FC Wegberg-Beeck can look forward to new additions like Friedel Henßen and Niklas Koppitz. The new coaching team around Mike Schmalenberg will be required to integrate the new players into the system. Intensive training is required in order to fully exploit the existing potential.
The competition is getting tougher
A completely different perspective can be seen at SC Fortuna Köln II, where coach Iraklis Metaxas spiced up the squad with his own experiences: He himself came back from Eintracht Hohkeppel. In a league where every point counts, this can be the decisive advantage.
The activities of Siegburger SV 04, which signed several players, including Andreas Esser and Leo Camara von Hennef, are also noteworthy. The departures, primarily to other clubs, will be painfully noticeable, especially the return of Haruto Idoguchi to Velbert. Such fluctuations make the league exciting and unpredictable.
Developments on the transfer market can often mean moments of fate for clubs. When players change, they always bring a certain dynamism and freshness with them. The trainers are particularly in focus in this phase. How teams deal with this will be crucial for the upcoming season.
For further insights and details on all transfers this season, visit the comprehensive information on bundesliga.com or about transfermarkt.de, providing the latest transfers and developments.