Energie Cottbus welcomes new additions: Biankadi and Straudi strengthen the team!

Energie Cottbus welcomes new additions: Biankadi and Straudi strengthen the team!

FC Energie Cottbus has completed its squad planning in the third division with two new signings. Simon Straudi and Merveille Biankadi will strengthen the team. Both players were recently without a club, which made their move possible after the transfer window closed rbb24 reported.

Simon Straudi is a notable signing as he is the first Italian in the club's history. The 26-year-old plays as a right-back and previously played in the youth ranks at FC Südtirol before moving to Werder Bremen. Despite his move, he did not play a competitive game there. He was most recently active in the Austrian Bundesliga with Austria Klagenfurt, where his contract was not extended after relegation. Straudi was already able to impress in training at Cottbus, which motivated coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz to sign him.

Experience and quality for the offensive

Merveille Biankadi, 30 years old and native of Munich, brings a wealth of experience. He played 207 third division games and six second division games for Heidenheim and most recently played for Arminia Bielefeld. In the past two seasons he scored 19 goals and provided seven assists in 77 games. His contract with Bielefeld was not extended, although he played a key role in reaching the cup final. Biankadi is seen as a reinforcement for the offensive and should increase the pressure on regular player Henry Rorig on the right wing.

Coach Wollitz emphasizes the importance of Biankadi's experience and quality for the team's lineup. With both new additions, who may be used in the game against Erzgebirge Aue (7 p.m.) on Wednesday, September 18th, Cottbus would like to expand the options in the squad. The club had discovered that there was nominally only one player in the squad on the right wing and wanted to position itself more broadly in order to remain competitive in the league transfermarkt.de reported.

A look at the latest transfers in the league

The signings of Straudi and Biankadi are part of the latest developments in the third division. Transfers are an important indicator of the squad strength of the team, and how transfermarkt.de Viewed, the latest transfers show the clubs' efforts to strengthen their teams. Player changes can be of various types, including loans and free transfers, which further invigorates the dynamic in the league.