Werder Bremen

Backhaus has signed a contract extension with Werder Bremen for upcoming seasons, the club announced. "We are very happy that Mio sees his future at Werder, has committed to us for the long term, and is convinced of our path. Mio is a great goalkeeping talent, whom we definitely believe will make the jump to the Bundesliga. We are very satisfied with Mio's performances, but also with the general quality of our goalkeeping team, and we are planning for the new season with the current constellation," said Peter Niemeyer.

Grull scored six goals and added one assist during 1,178 minutes in the Bundesliga.

Pieper made 23 appearances (16 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Lynen made 32 starts but provided just a single assist during his second season in Bremen.

Friedl made 26 appearances (25 starts) in the Bundesliga, keeping eight clean sheets.

Weiser scored five times and added eight assists during 32 Bundesliga starts.

Stage scored 10 times and added five assists in 28 appearances (26 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Alvero made just 12 appearances (one start) for Bremen.

Kohn's future is uncertain as Werder negotiates to make his move permanent.

Weiser assisted once to go with two crosses (one accurate) and three chances created in Saturday's 4-1 victory over FC Heidenheim.