1. FC Magdeburg signs Tony Reitz from Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 21-year-old will strengthen the midfield. Reitz is a talented left-footed player who has already gained experience in the Regionalliga. "Despite his young age, Tony already brings many good foundations with him, but due to his development opportunities, he is still far from the end of his journey," said FCM-Sportdirektor Peer Jaekel. Reitz left Gladbach at the age of 14 and returned after stops at Viktoria Köln and SG Unterrath in 2021. In January 2025, he joined the U23 Borussia Dortmund, which was a third-division team at the time. After the relegation to the Regionalliga, Reitz became captain and top performer last season. With his four goals and 12 assists, he is likely to have caught the attention of the Magdeburgers. "His game intelligence helps him to recognize situations early and make smart decisions on the pitch," said Jaekel about the left-footed player. Reitz will meet another ex-Gladbacher in Magdeburg: Torben Müsel is coming from third-division Rot-Weiss Essen to the 2. Bundesliga. "We expect Torben to also score goals from the midfield, as he thinks ahead and can be dangerous from the second row. In total, he is a player who will help our team with his presence and offensive drive immediately," said FCM-Sportdirektor Jaekel. Torben Müsel failed in the relegation. The midfielder could have also made the leap with Essen if RWE had won the relegation against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. In the first leg, Müsel scored a direct free-kick goal, but in the second leg, he missed the chance to extend the game, as he chose his head over one of his technically well-suited feet. "I was able to come here and grow as a player, but above all as a person," Müsel is quoted in his farewell statement. On the weekend after the relegation failure, the 26-year-old married his long-time girlfriend. Now, a move is imminent. Müsel joined Borussia in 2018 from 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where he had his first experiences in the second division as a teenager. He also failed to break through in Gladbach due to long-term injuries. In the pros, he only managed two brief appearances, one under Marco Rose and one under Adi Hütter. However, he scored 21 goals in 54 games for Borussia's U23 in the Regionalliga West. Hütter once drew a big comparison and praised Müsel's skills in the highest tones: "He is creative, can play the final pass and is very goal-scoring. I see him a bit like young Lars Stindl, also in terms of stature, he has many similarities," said Hütter about Müsel. Ex-Gladbacher Tom Gaal is a cup winner. He and Reitz are two well-known names with a past in the Gladbach youth team, who will switch in the summer. Veit Stange, who was part of the team last season, has already joined the second team of VfB Stuttgart. Per Lockl, who played with Müsel at Borussia and showed himself in the preparation of the pros, has signed with SSV Ulm. Other former talents may be satisfied in their club, such as Innenverteidiger