VfL Osnabrück loses top players: Simakala changes to Azerbaijan!

VfL Osnabrück loses top players: Simakala changes to Azerbaijan!

Osnabrück, Deutschland - VfL Osnabrück officially confirmed the change of his striker Ba-Muaka Simakala to Araz-Naxçıvan PFK in Azerbaijan. This transfer is not entirely surprising because Simakala, who returned from Holstein Kiel in August 2022, received less playing time in the recent period. "We have agreed that a change for all sides is the best way," said Managing Director Michael Welling. According to leaga3-online.de for the change for the change receives a transfer fee of around 200,000 euros.

in his time at Osnabrück, which extended over two seasons, Simakala achieved considerable 39 scorer points in 68 third division games, including 19 goals and nine templates in the decisive season 2022/23, which ended with the rise of VfL to the 2nd Bundesliga. But the current season was sobering for him: Despite a solid first half of the season with eight scorer points in the first 15 games, he lost his regular place under coach Marco Antwerpen and was not in the squad in seven games.

A new beginning in Azerbaijan

Now Simakala has signed a one-year contract with Araz-Naxçıvan and is looking for new challenges. "Despite fewer missions in training, he has always been committed," emphasized Welling. But the situation was obviously unsustainable, which is why Simakala asked for a change at an early stage to venture a revitalizing fresh start. His second half of the season at Osnabrück only brought another goal and the gaming experience became sparse, which ultimately led to this step. According to the report of Transfermarkt.de was still valid in Osnabrück for another year.

With Simakala's departure, he is the eleventh player who leaves VfL Osnabrück this summer, while preparations for the upcoming third division season are already in full swing. The association has already presented various newcomers, including Theo Janotta from BW Lohne and Robin Fabinski from Rot-Weiß Erfurt. As far as the future squad is concerned, many teams are active in the 3rd league and get fresh talents, while VfL Osnabrück has to rely more on the resulting gaps.

The third division landscape is in change

The third division is in transition, and numerous clubs like the SSV Ulm 1846 and Jahn Regensburg have already signed new players. According to Kicker.de , many teams are already facing exciting challenges, while the first transfers have already been fixed in the league. The previous season has shown that the competition in the promotion battle is strong, and Osnabrück will have to do everything possible to prepare for the coming season.

Simakala's change shows how quickly the player career in the third division can change. The path to new leagues can be an important step for some players as that in the first division. It is only to be hoped that the striker will find his sporting happiness in Azerbaijan and the football fans in Osnabrück will always look at him.