Official Bundesliga 2 transfer centre: January 2026
The winter transfer in Bundesliga 2 window will open on Thursday, 1 January 2026 and close at 8pm CET on Monday, 2 February. Find out all the comings and goings at the German second tier's 18 clubs below...
How is a transfer completed in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2?
Arminia Bielefeld
In: Maximilian Bauer (Augsburg, loan), Robin Knoche (Nuremberg), Jannik Rochelt (Hannover, loan), Semir Telalović (Nuremberg, loan)
Out: Julian Kania (Osnabrück, loan), Lukas Kunze (Hansa Rostock, loan), Florian Micheler (Hoffenheim, end of loan), Jonathan Norbye (RB Leipzig, end of loan)
In: Mikkel Rakneberg (Kristiansund BK), Callum Marshall (West Ham, loan), Marcel Sobottka (free agent)
Out: Mathis Clairicia (Alverca, loan), Colin Kleine-Beckel (St. Gallen, loan), Michael Obafemi (Burnley, end of loan), Ibrahima Sissoko (Nantes)
In: Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC), Niklas Schmidt (Toulouse, loan)
Out: Meldin Drešković (Nyiregyhaza Spartacus), Leon Klassen (Grazer AK, loan), Paul Will (Greuther Fürth, loan)
Dynamo Dresden
In: Ben Bobzien (Mainz, loan), Jason Ceka (Elversberg, loan), Thomas Keller (Heidenheim, loan), Jonas Sterner (Hannover, loan), Robert Wagner (Freiburg, loan), Elias Bethke (Energie Cottbus)
Out: Aljaž Casar (Duisburg), Dennis Duah (Havelse, loan - previously on loan at Energie Cottbus)
In: Faride Alidou (Eintracht Frankfurt, loan), Jovan Mijatović (New York City FC, loan)
Out: Christian Conteh (Heidenheim), Mohamed Dräger (Espérance Tunis), Sebastian Polter (Partizan Belgrade), Levente Szabó (Zagłębie Lubin)
In: Raif Adam (Hamburg), David Mokwa (Hoffenheim)
Out: Jason Ceka (Dynamo Dresden, loan), Younes Ebnoutalib (Eintracht Frankfurt)
In: Marin Ljubičić (Union Berlin, loan), Jordi Paulina (Borussia Dortmund II), Satoshi Tanaka (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Out: Danny Schmidt (Rot-Weiss Essen, loan)
In: Doni Arifi (Kuopion PS), Aiman Dardari (Augsburg, loan), Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern, loan), Paul Will (Darmstadt, loan)
Out:
In: Mwisho Mhango (Ascent Academy), Elias Saad (Augsburg, loan), Stefan Teitur Thordarson (Preston North End), Noah Weißhaupt (Freiburg, loan)
Out: Jannik Rochelt (Arminia Bielefeld, loan), Jonas Sterner (Dresden, loan), Leon-Oumar Wechsel (Jahn Regensburg - previously on loan at GKS Tychy)
In:
Out: Bilal Hussein (Degerfors)
In: Aldin Jakupović (NK Bravo), Jonas Meffert (Hamburg), Umut Tohumcu (Hoffenheim, loan), Tayar Tasdelen (HSC Hannover)
Out: Luca Prasse (FSV Zwickau, loan), Robert Wagner (Freiburg, end of loan)
In: Norman Bassette (Coventry City, loan), Atanas Chernev (CF Estrela Amadora, loan)
Out: Faride Alidou (Eintracht Braunschweig, loan), Afeez Aremu (Aberdeen), Jan Elvedi (Greuther Fürth, loan), Tobias Raschl (Preußen Münster)
In: Stephan Ambrosius (St. Gallen, loan)
Out: Robert Geller (Homburg)
In:
Out: Abu-Bekir El-Zein (Ulm)
In: Rabby Nzingoula (Racing Strasbourg, loan), Javier Fernandez (Bayern Munich, loan)
Out: Pape Demba Diop (Strasbourg, end of loan), Dustin Forkel (Schweinfurt, loan), Robin Knoche (Arminia Bielefeld), Michal Kukucka (FC Koper, loan), Hindolo Mustapha (Crystal Palace, end of loan), Artem Stepanov (Bayer Leverkusen, loan recall), Semir Telalović (Arminia Bielefeld, loan)
In: Kennedy Okpala (Waldhof Mannheim)
Out: Joel Vega Zambrano (Viktoria Köln)
In: Tobias Raschl (Kaiserslautern), Imad Rondić (Cologne, loan), Shin Yamada (Celtic, loan)
Out:
In: Edin Džeko (Fiorentina), Dejan Ljubicic (Dinamo Zagreb), Kevin Müller (Heidenheim, loan)
Out: Ibrahima Cissé (FC Aarau), Justin Heekeren (Anderlecht)
Check out all the Bundesliga transfers here!
Related news
Schalke retain Bundesliga 2 top spot despite Bochum slip-up
Edin Džeko was unable to prevent Schalke's loss against local rivals Bochum, but both Darmstadt and Paderborn missed chances to climb to the summit on Sunday.
Džeko: 'Schalke should always be in the Bundesliga'
Edin Džeko on joining the Royal Blues, Miron Muslić, his goalscoring debut and more...
Matchday 19 highlights
There were some big results in Bundesliga 2 on Matchday 19 as the promotion battle takes another turn.