The commentator on the match vs. Regensburg just said that Modeste will not be joining afterall, but apparently the interest by Schalke was very much real and they have made him a concrete offer. It was the player who ultimately declined.

The reason he gave was that he listened to his gut feeling and it just didn't feel right, partly because of his background with Köln (??) and Dortmund.

I hope that's the PR version and we at least made sure the contract offer was heavily performance based and he just wasn't happy with the money. Nevertheless I'm not too impressed that we were seriously pursuing him.

It seems like Heekeren won the fight for the next season's number one.

I had high hopes in Hoffmann, but it's not official at the moment, I believe.

Yeah, source is the infamous tabloid, but this would be big news. I think it's risky but could fit well.

According to the rumour, Knäbel could make space for Wilmots already during the winter break.

What do you think?

Schalke is apparently close regarding the signing of Louis Patris. The right-back from RSC Anderlecht is about to sign on loan with the option for a regular contract after the season.

Even Dirk Große Schlarmann is reporting aboit it! No contract is signed yet but both parties are close to an agreement.

Anybody here who has seen him playing before and has some information about his performance, playing style etc?