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Transfer bang: Jena star Muqaj moves to Holstein Kiel
FC Carl Zeiss Jena generates high transfer income, but loses talented young player Hamza Muqaj to Holstein Kiel.
Transfer bang: Jena star Muqaj moves to Holstein Kiel
In the hotly contested transfer summer of 2025, FC Carl Zeiss Jena has a remarkable change to report. The talented 19-year-old midfielder Hamza Muqaj is leaving the club and moving to Holstein Kiel in the 2nd Bundesliga. After just one year in the professional squad, this is a big step in his young career. Muqaj, who only came to Jena from Hertha 03 Zehlendorf last summer, attracted attention last season with 26 appearances, three goals and two assists. He was also called up to the Kosovo U21 team in March 2025, which further increased his value. [thueringen24.de].
The reactions to this change couldn't be more different. Coach Volkan Uluc expressed his regret over the loss of Muqaj, but at the same time he is happy for his progress in sport. “It hurts sportingly, but we know that Hamza can use this step for his development,” said Uluc. Patrick Widera, the sports director, described the transfer as an “economically sensible transfer agreement” that is intended to help the club strengthen its financial base jenaer-nachrichten.de.
The overall overview of the squad
However, Muqaj's departure is not the only loss for the club. Eleven players have already left the club so far, including well-known names such as Khalid Abu El Haija and Erik Weinhauer. This has resulted in the squad being noticeably weakened. In order to meet the challenges ahead in the coming season, the club plans to sensibly reinvest the income generated from the transfers and to specifically compensate for the departures. After all, they have great ambitions to fight for promotion to the third division next year. Widera emphasizes that it is absolutely necessary to replace the departures with sensible new arrivals thueringen24.de.
Overall, it can be seen that the market value of all clubs in the 3rd league is currently 160.73 million euros, which corresponds to a decrease of 1.4% compared to the previous survey. The situation at the club is not only challenging in terms of sport, but also financially. The focus is all the more on strategic decisions that should steer the club in a more successful direction transfermarkt.de.