St. Pauli ship loanees Robert Wagner and Noah Weißhaupt back to Freiburg | OneFootball

FC St. Pauli have officially shipped two SC Freiburg loanees back to their parent club. Germany U21 internationals Robert Wagner and Noah Weißhaupt both featured for the Hamburg-based-club in the Bundesliga this season, but the Kiezkicker have opted against further collaboration.

Freiburg opted to immediately loan Wagner back out on Wednesday. What happens with Weißhaupt – after Freiburg have already signed several attackers ahead of next season – remains to be seen.

Wagner joined St. Pauli at the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign on a season-long-loan. The 21-year-old started the initial five league fixtures under head coach Alexander Blessin. He ultimately ended up losing his starting slot before a thigh injury sidelined him for most of the rest of the year.

Freiburg confirmed a loan-out for Wagner to recently relegated Holstein Kiel. It will be the third consecutive loan stint for the prospect who once finished third in the 2019 Fritz Walter U19 awards behind Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz and Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Luca Netz two years ago.

Wagner did enjoy a successful season in the 2. Bundesliga whilst on loan with SpVgg Greuther Fürth during the 2023/24 season, scoring four goals and registering five assists in 31 appearances for the Middle Franconian Kleeblätter.

Weißhaupt joined St. Pauli from Freiburg during the January transfer window and quickly became a regular starter under Blessin. The 23-year-old ended up scoring one goal and registering an assist in 19 appearances for his loan club.

Weißhaupt was able to increase his estimated market value from €3.5m to €5m during the loan stint. St. Pauli sporting director Andreas Bornemann recently admitted that the player’s performance left him outside the budgetary reach of the front office.

Weißhaupt’s departure was officially confirmed early Friday evening.

GGFN | Peter Weis