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Schalke send Ozan Kabak out on loan, sign Shkodran Mustafi as his replacement
By Rune Gjerulff @runegjerulff
Schalke 04 have sent Ozan Kabak out on loan to Liverpool and replaced him with Shkodran Mustafi.
Ozan Kabak (left) goes up for a header. | Photo: GEPA Pictures/Sven Sonntag |
According to Sky, Liverpool will pay €3 million to take Kabak on loan and have secured an option to buy the centre-back for a further €30 million in the summer.
Schalke have replaced Kabak with German World Cup winner Shkodran Mustafi.
The 28-year-old centre-back has signed a deal with the Bundesliga club until the end of the season after having his contract with Arsenal terminated by mutual consent
“You have to look at this transfer from two perspectives. Ozan Kabak leaving Schalke 04 makes a lot of sense financially, especially due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic,” said Schalke head of sport Jochen Schneider.
“On top of that, we believe that we’ve signed a very good centre-back in Shkodran Mustafi, who will fill the gap that Ozan will definitely leave.”