Schalke 04 has been reduced to a Bundeschu team and is only 11th in the second division and is struggling. In fact, this old German team has produced many famous stars, but in recent years, their "charity" management and management have repeatedly lost the heavy players of the team, and they have been counted one by one.
Alexander Nübel
In the 2018-19 season, young goalkeeper Alexander Nubl gradually rose to the top of the team, and became the main goalkeeper in the second quarter, scoring 29 appearances in the whole season, with the reputation of "new Neuer". However, Schalke 04 did not manage the player's contract well, so that the strong goalkeeper, who could sell at least 20 million euros at the time, left the team on free and joined Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
Leon Goretzka
Leon Gritzka's performance in Schalke 04 was quite impressive, and it was one of the best all-rounders in the Bundesliga at that time. In 2018, Leon Gretzka, then valued at €40 million, rejected a new contract offered by Schalke 04 and went to Bayern Munich on his own. At Bayern, he managed to take the lead in the national team's main selection, rising to a high of €70 million and being one of the world's premier midfielders.
Max Meyer
Max Meier was a high-profile talented midfielder in Germany, playing 192 games for Schalke 04, scoring 22 goals and 23 assists. He and Draxler are both the team's midfielders, and their wonderful midfield coordination is also enjoyed by fans. However, Max Meier decided not to renew his contract with the team in the summer of 2018, joining Crystal Palace in the Premier League as a free agent, earning a huge contract of £140,000 a week.
Sead Kolasinac, Benedikt Höwedes
In the summer of 2017, Schalke 04 lost two defenders in one fell swoop, captain and 2014 World Cup winner Benedict Hévedes and left-back, known as the "tank car". The former was lent to Juventus for a low price of 3.5 million euros, while the latter was exempted from visa by Arsenal. The combined value of the two is more than 50 million euros, but Schalke has hardly recovered any transfer fees. Among them, Benedict Hévides, who had lent out to Juventus, fell sharply because he was not reused in Serie A, and Schalke could only sell him to the Russian Premier League for 5 million euros.