Max Meyer after the farewell to Schalke 04 without a club

By Sabrina Barlemann

As captain, Max Meyer won the title of U21 German Champion in 2017, became Olympic Vice Champion in 2016, twice won the Fritz Walter Medal (2012 and 2014) and became the 2013 Gelsenkirchen Athlete of the Year.

He was also the best player and top scorer in the Under-17 European Championship – and last in second place with Schalke 04.

The mid-22-year-old no longer has a club in July 2018. The chronology of a tragicomic odyssey. 19659003] Follow the transfer market to iM Football! THE NEW APP IS HERE! Follow your teams and your stars. Upload news and scores to your stream
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5.5 million annual salary too little

As the contract expires in 2018, Meyer and his perfume consultant Roger Wittmann an excellent opportunity to extend at Schalke and in particular to raise the salary properly. After a long come-and-go and the transfer of Leon Goretzka to Bayern, the time had come. Schalke now needed a new identification number – so their hypothesis. Far from there.

Schalke wanted to expand the local factory, but not at any price. The hall was a four-year contract with an annual salary of 5.5 million euros. For Meyer and Wittmann, what was needed was not enough. Especially after the content planned by Schalke 12 million Goretzka was published: The players should have subsequently asked for six to eight million euros. When negotiations with sports director Christian Heidel finally failed in April, there was a public slime battle.

"World-Clbad Player" Max Meyer

According to Heidel, Wittmann called his protégé "world-renowned player Max Meyer". and probably will go to the 2018 World Cup, but the team has finally taken the road to Russia without him. "Opinion followed on Opinion.

The show reached its peak when Meyer appeared in an unauthorized image ] -Interview on the treatment of officials complained with him:" Lately, it seems to me just like the # 39, intimidation, "deplored the six.

The end of the song: No renewal of the contract, suspension and more play for the Royal Blues and, last but not least, no official farewell in the last match of the Bundesliga

player without abolition = more money for advisors

But why did Schalke terminate the contract of a promising talent? Wittmann receives from # 39; hand money for free transfers because the new club does not have to pay any transfer fee.

For this reason, the consultant asks for a high salary for his extension on Schalke, as well as for A co-payment, however, Heidel did not want to play this game. [19659003Currentlythe22-year-oldisinvarioustrainingcampsbyROGONhisadviser'sagencysaidButallthisdoesnotgivereasontoWittmann:"Heisagreattalentandafreetransferwemustbepatientnow"Therearemanyoffers

The list of possible clubs is long – too long …

And so more and more club names were circulating in recent weeks. In the media, a new perspective has been added every day. Quick Overview:

– The English media cite Liverpool as a potential buyer. But the Klopp-Elf moved away quickly enough. First interested party abandoned

– According to Provence Wittmann makes play relations with the Olympique de Marseille. But OM is well placed in the central midfield with Luiz Gustavo, Andre Zambo, Morgan Sanson and Maxime Lopez. No Need Second Prospect Jumped

– Arsenal would also be interested in the departure of Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla. Starting point as in Schalke. Third interested party abandoned

– The new president of Fenerbahce, Alic Koc, wants to rejuvenate the team and think about the 22-year-old man. But nothing will come out of it. Fourth party interested abandoned

– For a long time, it seems that Meyer is one of the best candidates for AC Milan. Sports director Mbadimiliano Mirabelli denies: "Max Meyer is a good player, of course we know him, but in his job we are already very well endowed." Fifth relieved perspective!

– After Naby Keita's departure to Liverpool, Meyer is supposed to fill the gap at RB Leipzig. But 4.5 million euros of salary are still too little. Sixth interested party gave up!

– Florence, Atletico Madrid and Southampton are also traded. But always with the same result: no transfer. No change Seventh, eighth, and ninth prospect jumped

– Wittmann is a close friend of Hoffenheim's boss Dietmar Hopp. Six customers are already playing there. Talks are said to be well advanced until the TSG spokesman denies, "Nix off". Because the Kraichgauers are also well placed with Dennis Geiger, Florian Grillitsch, Lukas Rupp, Kerem Demirbay and Nadien Amiri. Tenth party attacked

The Odyssey of the transfer does not stop. Let's see on which "island" Meyer is stranded next. Or, but …

… Meyer and his advisor are all lost because they only "feel" big money – and in the end, the player is the big loser. What a tragedy.

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