Schalke sports chief Jochen Schneider is happy with their deadline day deal for Shkodran Mustafi.
Just as they were agreeing to send Ozan Kabak away to Liverpool, S04 were signing Mustafi on a free transfer from Arsenal.
Mustafi has joined S04 initially to the end of the season.
"You have to look at this transfer from two perspectives: From an economic point of view, the transfer of Ozan Kabak makes a lot of sense for Schalke 04, especially with a view to the effects of the corona pandemic," says Schneider.
"In addition, we are convinced that with Shkodran Mustafi we have been able to sign a very good central defender who will fill the sporting void that Ozan is undoubtedly leaving behind."
