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Schalke sign central defender Sanchez

After almost being relegated from League Two, the personnel upheaval at FC Schalke 04 continues. Ten new players have already been signed.

Schalke's sporting director Marc Wilmots is pressing ahead with squad planning.
Schalke's sporting director Marc Wilmots is pressing ahead with squad planning.

2nd league - Schalke sign central defender Sanchez

FC Schalke 04 has perfectly completed another transfer for the upcoming season in the 2. Football-Bundesliga. Felipe Sanchez is switching from Argentinean first division team Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and will receive a contract until 30. June 2028. The transfer fee for the 20-year-old central defender is reportedly around 800,000 Euros plus bonus payments.

Sanchez is the tenth new signing for the Schalke team, which has traveled to the one-week training camp in Mittersill, Austria, on Monday.

FC Schalke 04's acquisition of Felipe Sanchez from Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in Argentina marks their latest move in the Soccer Bundesliga. The defender will join Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Sanchez's signing follows a series of transfers made by the club in preparation for the new season, with Schalke currently competing in Bundesliga 2. The fee for the 20-year-old player is estimated to be around 800,000 Euros, plus additional bonus payments.

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