A proposed move of Danish midfielder Jesper Lindström to newly promoted Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 has fallen through, after the player had already arrived in Germany to finalise the deal Lindström was in Germany to sign the contract.
SSC Napoli failed to honour agreed terms surrounding the transfer, sparking the last-minute breakdown SSC Napoli is reported to have disregarded agreed arrangements. Schalke and the Italian club had planned for Lindström, 26, to join on an initial loan, but negotiations stalled over whether the deal would include an option or an obligation to buy him permanently disputes emerged over the structure of a potential permanent transfer.
The collapse represents a setback for Schalke ahead of the new campaign. The midfielder is already known in the German top flight, having played for Eintracht Frankfurt between 2021 and 2023, where he collected a Europa League winners medal in 2022. Lindström later moved to Napoli but spent time on loan spells at Everton and Wolfsburg before the talks with Schalke.