At Schalke 04, a goalkeeper from the regional league should become the new number two. The plan: The 21-year-old pushed the previous reserve keeper Ralf Fährmann to the stands, who would then earn less.
Opponent for ferryman is coming: According to the “Bild” newspaper, Justin Heekeren from the regional league team Rot-Weiss Oberhausen is to strengthen FC Schalke 04 in the coming season. The interesting thing: the Schalke sports bosses even trust the 21-year-old to become number two behind the not yet committed goalkeeper – and thus oust Ralf Fährmann (33) from the substitute bench.
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Expensive promotion for Schalke: Behind this wishful thinking of the management level there is probably calculation, because ferryman’s salary (contract until 2025) increases to two million euros as a result of the promotion – a lot of money for a replacement keeper. If Heekeren drove the ferryman to the stands, Schalke could at least save the expensive bonuses.
new new? In the long term, the club even sees a potential goalkeeper in Heekeren (contract until 2026), which should cost 180,000 euros. It remains to be seen whether the young talent will succeed in a career similar to that of Manuel Neuer or Alexander Nübel.
