A training guest has been seen at Schalke since Tuesday. With Timothée Kolodziejczak, a guest player is training with the miners “until further notice”, as the club officially announced.
The 31-year-old central defender is currently without a club – and is no stranger to the Bundesliga. The Frenchman joined Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2017 for €7.5m after winning the Europa League twice with Sevilla. But things didn’t go well for the defender on the Lower Rhine. After only two competitive matches, six months later they went to Tigres UANL in Mexico.
Most recently, Kolodziejczak was under contract for two years in Ligue 1 at AS St. Etienne. With the traditional club, however, he had to accept the bitter relegation and has been looking for a club ever since.
It is possible that he can recommend himself to Schalke, at least for a short-term contract. After the departure of Malick Thiaw and the serious injury to Liverpool loanee Sepp van den Berg, the Royal Blues still have a need in defence.
His performances as a guest player should decide whether Kolodziejczak actually becomes a serious transfer candidate in the coming weeks. In any case, he would be free of charge and immediately available.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as a training guest at Schalke: Clubless Kolodziejczak at the Knappen.
