Bundesliga - Bochum brings back goalkeeper Drewes
VfL Bochum have recalled goalkeeper Patrick Drewes. The 31-year-old comes from Karlsruher SC and signed a two-year contract, the Football Bundesligist announced on a Wednesday. Drewes was under contract with Bochum from 2019 to 2021, joined SV Sandhausen and in the previous season went to KSC, which he left despite a contract until 2025.
"Patrick performed at a very high level in the 2. Bundesliga in recent years and was always one of the top goalkeepers there. With him, we are gaining an experienced goalkeeper who knows the VfL and its environment well", said VfL sports director Marc Lettau in a club statement.
With the signing of Drewes, the departure of Bochum's long-term number one, Manuel Riemann, is becoming increasingly likely. Riemann was not considered by the club before the relegation play-offs against Fortuna Düsseldorf due to an internal dispute. A return of the 35-year-old to the team seems excluded.
Club statement
- Patrick Drewes, previously with Karlsruhe SC, has returned to VfL Bochum after signing a two-year contract in the Bundesliga.
- Drewes, a skilled goalkeeper, spent a season with SV Sandhausen before joining KSC in 2021.
- Drewes' return to Bochum could signal the end of Manuel Riemann's long-term tenure as the team's number one, given that Riemann was not considered by the club in the relegation play-offs.
- In 2019 to 2021, Drewes was under contract with VfL Bochum, playing soccer in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.
- VfL Bochum's sports director, Marc Lettau, praised Drewes' past performance in the 2. Bundesliga, noting that he was one of the top goalkeepers in the league.
- The transfer of Patrick Drewes from Karlsruhe SC to VfL Bochum is the latest movement in the club transfers within the German soccer leagues, specifically in Baden-Württemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.
