Greuther Fürth starts the hot training phase with 12 new additions!
The SPVGG Greuther Fürth started preparation for the season on June 25th, 2025 with new players and a first training session in the heat.

Greuther Fürth starts the hot training phase with 12 new additions!
The SPVGG Greuther Fürth started preparations for the new 2025/26 season today. Coach Thomas Kleine let it rip in temperatures of over 30 degrees when he called for the first training session at 4 p.m. With the exception of a few exceptional cases, such as Lukas Reich, who received special leave after taking part in the U19 European Championships, and Sacha Banse and Aaron Keller, who are injured, all players in the new, colorful squad were on the field.
With an impressive 12 new additions, the team is bringing a breath of fresh air into the team. It will be particularly exciting for Marlon Fries and Adem Imeri, who were brought up from the U23 and are now taking part in professional training for the first time. A total of 22 field players and four goalkeepers were on the pitch, which speaks for a lively participation.
New to the coaching team
The coaching team around Thomas Kleine is strengthened by Milorad Pekovic and Marco Konrad, while Simon Hofmann is new on board as a video analyst and has taken over the tasks from Bjarne Oslender. In addition, the team management is also undergoing a change: Benedikt Röcker is leaving his position and Mareike Ahlborn is now taking over responsibility. Kleine emphasizes the importance of the next six weeks in order to create a solid foundation for the style of play.
Numerous double sessions are planned, which will take place in the morning at 10:30 a.m. and in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The first friendly match is scheduled for Saturday, against 1. FC Herzogenaurach at 1:30 p.m. Around 150 fans already turned up for the first training session, while pavilions provided enough shade. Thomas Kleine particularly warmly expressed his wish for more fan participation in the training sessions and test matches.
Transfer news from the Bundesliga
The summer season has started and the Bundesliga clubs are giving their best when it comes to looking at new talent. Loud Kicker There has been a lot of movement in the clubs during this transfer period. FC Bayern Munich was able to land two signings, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof. Meanwhile, 1. FC Köln has signed two new signings from Viktoria Köln, Said and Malek El Mala, as well as Ragnar Ache and Isak Johannesson.
On the other hand, squad planning at VfB Stuttgart causes some uncertainty. Sports director Sven Mislintat is considering possibly not signing a new player. The challenges posed by the Corona pandemic have brought with them many uncertainties, particularly in relation to the available budget and the market situation for players [like the Stuttgart News report].
On Friday, the DFL will announce the schedule for the coming season, which will trigger additional anticipation among supporters. The first test phase has now begun, and it will be exciting to see how the newly formed SPVGG Greuther Fürth team performs in the course of the preparation.