Kaiserslautern sign Union starter Luthe to tend goal
Newly promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern have solved their goalkeeping situation with a major transfer coup.
Union Berlin's regular #1 Andreas Luthe will make the switch to the Betzenberg.
Union Berlin's regular #1 Andreas Luthe will make the switch to the Betzenberg.
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The 35-year-old former Bochum, Augsburg, and Union gloveman brings with him the experience of 90 top tier appearances. He started 27 league games last year for the Europa-League-bound FCU. Lautern have actually managed to sign a pair of Bundesliga veterans already this offseason. Former Paderborn attacker Ben Zolinski recently arrived on a free.
"I will always look back on my time at Union with immensely fond memories," the departing Luthe noted in a statement released by his now former club, "What we have achieved together over the past few years will always fill me with a great deal of pride. Accordingly, I'd like to thank my teammates, the coaching staff, and all those who supported me."
"Andi has played a large role in the success of the last two years," Union sporting director Oliver Ruhnert noted in his own statement, "We remain very grateful to him for the time we were able to spend together and wish him health and success in the future."
In terms of who Union might be looking for as a replacement, German footballing magazine Kicker reports that die Eisernenen might be attempting to lure Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Lennart Grill, himself a former Kaiserslautern man, over to Köpenick. Current Union back-up Frederik Rønnow made seven start last season and also has Bundesliga experience with Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Schalke 04.
Die Tinte ist trocken! Herzlich Willkommen am #Betze, @AndreasLuthe! https://t.co/kRJyuDGmBt pic.twitter.com/G43RJwNxvr
— 1. FC Kaiserslautern (@Rote_Teufel) June 13, 2022
🤝 Danke für A L L E S und viel Erfolg aufm Betze, @AndreasLuthe! #fcunion
— 1. FC Union Berlin (@fcunion) June 13, 2022
