FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Four top performers leave the club before the crisis!
Shortly before the last regional league game, FC Carl Zeiss Jena announced several departures of important players while squad planning for the next season begins.

FC Carl Zeiss Jena: Four top performers leave the club before the crisis!
The Northeast Regional League is facing upheaval: FC Carl Zeiss Jena announced the departures of important players on May 16th, before the last matchday, which makes squad planning for the coming season more difficult. Loud Thuringia24 These are key performers whose loss leaves large gaps in the team.
The 19-year-old central defender Khalid Abu El Haija will move to the U23 team of 1. FC Nürnberg in the Bavarian Regional League. His transfer will be offset by an attractive transfer package for the FCC. But that's just the beginning: players like Joel Richter, Ken Gipson and Justin Petermann are also leaving the club. The situation is particularly bad for Ken Gipson, who was in the starting line-up almost all the time and only missed three league games. Joel Richter, a valuable all-rounder and left winger, recently tore his inner ligament and is therefore also out. Justin Petermann seemed undisputed in midfield due to injury problems, but he too will leave the club.
Squad planning as a challenge
With these departures, the team under the leadership of sports director Miroslav Jovic faces a major challenge. In order to secure promotion chances for next season, it is urgently necessary to find adequate replacement players. The first steps in squad planning have already been taken, as announced on the club's official website fc-carlzeiss-jena.de.
Current developments in the Northeast Regional League show that many clubs are facing similar challenges. For example, BFC Preussen reported numerous additions, including players from prominent clubs such as Viktoria 1889 Berlin and others, while departures were also recorded kicker.de.
It remains exciting to see how FC Carl Zeiss Jena will cope with the situation and which new talents will be on the pitch in the coming season. Fans are hoping for positive developments in squad planning so as not to lose sight of the dream of promotion.