Bundesliga transfers: Sturm Graz loans a Bayern professional

Sturm Graz strengthens its midfield: Austria’s champions loan Lovro Zvonarek from Bayern Munich. According to “Bild”, the clubs are said to have reached an agreement, only official confirmation is still pending.

When the 19-year-old midfielder was transferred, the Styrian club wanted to negotiate a purchase option, but were turned down because Bayern think very highly of the Croatian, who is compared to Luka Modric at home.

Zvonarek’s contract with Bayern runs until 2027. He made his starting debut in the 33rd round of the previous season, scoring his first Bundesliga goal after four minutes against Wolfsburg (2-0). Benfica Lisbon, FC Porto, Ajax Amsterdam, Bremen and Mainz are also said to have been interested in Zvonarek.

In the spring, a Bayern professional already played on loan in the Austrian Bundesliga: Frans Krätzig returned to Munich only briefly after his guest appearance at Austria Vienna. He was loaned out to Stuttgart.

The transfers of the Bundesliga clubs

SK Sturm Graz
To: Karic (Darmstadt), Malic (Slo, Ried), Chukwuani (Den, Lyngby), Kern (Hun, Puskas Academia), Kronberger (Tirol, after loan), Dante (Mli, FC Zurich, after loan)
Ab: Biereth (Den, Arsenal, after loan), Jaros (Cze, Liverpool, after loan), Serrano (Esp, Atletico Madrid, after loan), Stückler
FC Salzburg
To: Blaswich (D, Leipzig, loan), Kawamura (Jpn, Hiroshima), Piatkowski (Pol, Granada, after loan), Kameri (Grasshopper Club Zurich, after loan), Van der Brempt (Bel, Hamburg, after loan)
Ab: Daniliuc (Salernitana, after loan), Omoregie (Hartberg, loan), Ulmer, Koita, Horn (D)
SHOT
To: Boateng (D, Salernitana), Smolcic (Cro, Frankfurt, loan), Bogarde (Ned, Hoffenheim II), Kone (Sen, Dunajska Streda, after loan), N. Polster (Horn, after loan), Wimhofer (Horn, after loan), Sulzner (Amstetten, after loan)
Ab: Havel (Hartberg, loan), Jungwirth (Admira, loan), Ba (D, Leipzig, after loan, to Braunschweig), Twardzik (Cze, Trnava), Luckeneder, Michorl, Wiesinger, Letard (Fra)
SK Rapid
To: Schaub (Hannover), Bolla (Hun, Wolverhampton, most recently loaned to Geneva), Raux-Yao (Fra, Rodez), Sangare (Mli, Salzburg, most recently loaned to Hartberg), Böckle (Düsseldorf, most recently loaned to Münster), Schöller (Admira), Haas (Admira), Druijf (Ned, Zwolle, after loan), Zimmermann (Wolfsberg, after loan), Bischof (Vienna, after loan)
Ab: Grüll (Bremen), Querfeld (U. Berlin), Moormann (Blau-Weiß Linz), Sollbauer (Ried), Mayulu (Fra, Bristol), Kasanwirjo (Ned, Feyenoord Rotterdam, after loan), Kongolo (Ned, Fulham, after loan), Schick (Leoben), Strunz (Altach, loan), Unger (Vienna),
TSV Hartberg
To: Havel (LASK, loan), Schendl (Ried), Diarra (Mli, Cadiz, loan), Omoregie (Salzburg, loan), Markus (Slo, Domzale), Schwarz (Rapid, loan, most recently loaned to Klagenfurt), Amadin (Ned, Schalke II), Karner (Sturm Graz II), Lemmerer (Amstetten, after loan), Scherf (Amstetten, after loan)
Ab: Frieser (GAK), Diakite (Mli, West Bromwich), Sangare (Mli, Salzburg, after loan, to Rapid), Bowat (Sco, Fulham, after loan), Steinwender (Värnamo), Brückner (D, Bayern Munich II, after loan), Gollner (Obdach), Schutti (Oberwart), Ehmann (Voitsberg), Kröpfl (Velden), Knoflach
SK Austria Klagenfurt
To: Koch (Blau-Weiß Linz), Wydra (Rapid, loan), Szerensci (Kapfenberg), Lee (Kor, Yonsei), Bobzien (D, Mainz, loan, most recently loaned to Lustenau), Spari (FAC), Kühn (D, V. Berlin), Dehl (D, V. Berlin, after loan), May (D, V. Berlin, after loan), Toshevski (Mkd, Sibenik, after loan)
Ab: Wimmer (Wolfsberg), Karweina (D, Luzern), Menzel (D, Saarbrücken), Schumacher (D, Saarbrücken), Benatelli (D, Mannheim), Irving (Sco, West Ham, after loan), Besuschkow (D, Hannover, after loan), Schwarz (Rapid, after loan, to Hartberg), Loune (Mar, Nürnberg, after loan), Arweiler (D), Djoric (Srb), Maglica (Cro), Markelic
Wolfsberger AC
To: Wimmer (Klagenfurt), Matic (Srb, Red Star Belgrade)
Ab: Veratschnig (Mainz), Ibertsberger (Salzburg, after loan, to Blau-Weiß Linz), Bonmann (D, Rasgrad), Tijani (Ngr, Salzburg, after loan), Zimmermann (Rapid, after loan), Leitgeb (Leoben), Novak (Treibach)
FK Austria Vienna
To: Sahin-Radlinger (Almere, after loan), Malone (D, Basel, loan), Barry (Gam, Bnei Yehuda), Cristiano (Bra, Sao Bento, loan)
Ab: Früchtl (D, Lecce), Krätzig (D, Bayern Munich, after loan, to Stuttgart), M. Polster (Lausanne-Sport), Asllani (D, Hoffenheim, after loan), Kani (Tog, Beitar Jerusalem), Schmidt, Holland (Aus)
FC Blau-Weiß Linz
To: Moormann (Rapid), Anderson (Bra, Lustenau), Ibertsberger (Salzburg, most recently loaned to Wolfsberg), Wähling (D, Osnabruck), Dantas (Bra, Lemense), Radulovic (Wallern/St. Marienkirchen, after loan), Softic (Wallern/St. Marienkirchen, after loan)
Ab: Haudum (Admira), Koch (Klagenfurt), Windhager (A. Salzburg), Brandner (Mondsee), Krainz
SCR Altach
To: Fridrikas (Lustenau), Madritsch (Ried), Strunz (Rapid, loan), Oberwaditzer (Lie, Vorarlberg Academy), Helac (Lustenau), Milojevic (Leverkusen U19), Lincoln (Bra, Kobe), Mischitz (Dornbirn, after loan), Odehnal (Dornbirn, after loan)
Ab: Reiner (Gliwice, after loan), Eckmayr (Tirol), Zwischenbrugger, Schützenauer, Strauss, Reiter, Edokpolor, Jurcec (Cro), Prietl (retirement)
WSG Tyrol
To: Hinterseer (Rostock), Anselm (LASK, loaned to V. Köln in spring), Lawrence (D, Bayern Munich II), Eckmayr (Altach), Butler (USA, Hoffenheim II)
Ab: Prelec (Slo, Cagliari, after loan), Kronberger (Sturm Graz, after loan), Buksa (Pol, FC Genoa, after loan, to Zabrze), Tomic (Leoben), Bacher, Ozegovic, Stumberger (Cro), Schulz (D), Ogrinec (Slo), F. Oswald (retired)
Grazer AK 1902
To: Frieser (Hartberg), Cipot (Slo, La Spezia, loan), Italiano (Aus, Mönchengladbach II), Kirchmayr (Wolfsburg), Eder (Saalfelden), Zaizen (Jpn, Amstetten, after loan), Fritz (Fürstenfeld, after loan)
Ab: Jatremski (D, Bayern Munich II, after loan, to Unterhaching), Stefanon (Bregenz), Murg (Weiz), Th. Mayer, Köchl, Jager, Fahler, Eloshvili (Geo)