A dream come true: how Pöpperl sees his Schalke future | OneFootball

With Paul Pöpperl, Miron Muslic recently helped another young Schalke player make his professional debut. If the 22-year-old has his way, it shouldn’t stop there. He hopes for a royal blue future.

“It would be a dream if I could extend my contract at Schalke,” the midfielder revealed in a media round.

In 2023, Pöpperl moved to the reserves of the Knappen. After two loan spells, he managed to break into Schalke’s second division team last summer, where he was recently allowed to celebrate his starting eleven debut against Düsseldorf.

“I want to make the most of the time I get here with the pros,” is therefore his short-term goal. There is also a plan B: “If not, then I want to recommend myself for other tasks in the U23.”

Whether those will be in Gelsenkirchen is still uncertain. The native Hessian’s contract expires in the summer. In the Regionalliga West, his application for an extension this season includes one goal and three assists in 16 games.

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