- FC Nürnberg will become more goal-scoring with striker Janni Serra. The Franconian Football-Second League team signed the 26-year-old striker on loan from Danish top-tier club Aarhus GF and secured a buy-out option.
2. Bundesliga - FC Nuremberg signs Stuermer Serra - Gyamerah for Lautern
Defender Jan Gyamerah, on the other hand, is leaving the Nürnbergers and joining 1. FC Kaiserslautern within the 2. Bundesliga. The club announced this "with immediate effect," just a few hours before the test game against Juventus Turin. Gyamerah played for the Nürnbergers in the 2. Liga since summer 2022.
Serra, in turn, brings a lot of experience to the attack. For VfL Bochum, Holstein Kiel, and Arminia Bielefeld, he played 122 games in the second league and scored 37 goals. With Arminia, the 1.93-meter-tall striker also played a season in the Bundesliga, scoring three goals. At Aarhus, the former U21-national striker spent the previous season.
Physique and presence: Serra's advantages
"Janni is in the best footballing age and desperately wanted to come back to Germany. That's why we immediately pursued the player," explained Nürnberg's sports director Joti Chatzialexiou. "He brings good physique, is present in the box, and has already proven himself in the 2. Bundesliga."
Gyamerah played in the youth team for VfL Bochum. He made his professional debut there as well. After a stint at Hamburger SV, he came to Franconia. For FCN, Gyamerah played 59 second-tier games, in which he scored three goals and gave three assists.
In the FCN press release on the transfer, no comment was made by a responsible party. However, the Lauterners spoke out. "We were able to sign a proven 2. Bundesliga player in Jan Gyamerah, who is also willing to take on responsibility on and off the pitch," explained commercial manager Thomas Hengen.
The Kaiserslauterners made no statements regarding the transfer fee and contract length. "I have only played for traditional clubs until now, which was a deciding factor in my decision to join FCK," Gyamerah stated in his new club's press release.
- In the Football-Bundesliga, 1. FC Nuremberg is aiming to boost their offensive capabilities with the addition of striker Janni Serra from Aarhus GF in Denmark.
- Gyamerah's departure from 1. FC Nuremberg to join 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the Second Bundesliga was confirmed just hours before their match against Juventus Turin.
- Before joining Nuremberg, Gyamerah started his professional career with VfL Bochum in Germany and later spent time at Hamburger SV.
- Serra, at 1.93 meters tall, brought his scoring touch to VfL Bochum, Holstein Kiel, and Arminia Bielefeld in the second league, scoring a total of 37 goals in 122 games.
- Aarhus GF, located in Denmark's second largest city, Aarhus, benefited from Serra's goalscoring abilities during the previous season.
- With Arminia Bielefeld, Serra also achieved promotion to the Bundlesliga and managed to score three goals in the top-tier German league.
- FC Kaiserslautern, a traditional club with a rich history in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, welcomed Gyamerah to their ranks due to his previous experience in the 2. Bundesliga.
- Nuremberg's sports director, Joti Chatzialexiou, believed that Serra's physical presence and goalscoring abilities made him an ideal addition to their attack.
- Bavaria and Schleswig-Holstein Kiel were two other clubs where Gyamerah gained valuable second-tier experience during his soccer career in Germany.
