Goalkeeper merry-go-round: two second-tier clubs chase ex-BVB keeper | OneFootball

A former BVB goalkeeper could soon find a new home in the 2. Bundesliga. As many as two clubs are reportedly interested in the 25-year-old.

An intriguing goalkeeper situation is emerging on the 2. Bundesliga transfer market. As BILD reports, two second-division clubs are looking into signing Marcel Lotka. The former Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper could leave Fortuna Düsseldorf again after just one year.

According to the report, promoted side Energie Cottbus is already in talks with the 25-year-old. Following the departure of promotion-winning goalkeeper Marius Funk, who joined VfB Stuttgart as their third-choice keeper, the club from Lusatia is looking for a new number one for the upcoming season. But Cottbus is not the only club said to be interested in Lotka. According to BILD, Eintracht Braunschweig is also monitoring the keeper’s situation.

However, a possible transfer would depend on first-choice goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann leaving. The 27-year-old is currently being linked with a move to SC Paderborn. For Lotka, this could offer the chance to play regularly as a first-choice goalkeeper again for the first time in quite a while. His contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf became void following the Rhineland club’s relegation to the 3. Liga, meaning he can leave on a free transfer.

Cottbus and Braunschweig battle for ex-BVB keeper Lotka

Last season, the German-Pole was mostly second choice behind Florian Kastenmeier. Even so, he made two appearances in the 2. Bundesliga and gained important match practice.

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Before his move to Düsseldorf, Lotka had spent three years under contract with Borussia Dortmund. Although he regularly belonged to the extended first-team squad as the third-choice goalkeeper and was on the bench several times in Bundesliga matches, he never made a competitive appearance for the senior side. Instead, he played 84 matches for BVB’s U23 team in the 3. Liga, keeping 24 clean sheets.

Lotka still has experience in Germany’s top flight, however. He made a total of ten Bundesliga appearances for Hertha BSC in the 2021/22 season before joining Borussia Dortmund. It remains to be seen which club will ultimately win the race for the former BVB goalkeeper.

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