Will, Klassen and Co.: The loan players of the Lilies

A goal against the league leaders! Leon Klassen played a crucial role in Grazer AK’s point against RB Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday afternoon (February 15th). In the 1-1 draw between Graz and the 17-time Austrian champions, Klassen, who started the match and played the full 90 minutes, briefly put his loan club in the lead with his first goal for the club. „We can be satisfied with the point. We’re on the right track and are implementing our game plan better and better,“ Klassen said after the match in an interview with the club’s TV channel.

The Austrian Bundesliga has only been back in action for two matches and Klassen has started both games. While he played the full 90 minutes against Salzburg, he accumulated a total of 87 minutes of playing time in the 2-2 draw against Wolfsberger AC. With Grazer AK, the defender currently sits second-to-last in the Austrian Bundesliga standings. GAK’s next match is away against TSV Hartberg next weekend.

An incredibly spectacular goal, but unfortunately it didn’t count… Paul Will scored a truly impressive long-range strike for Greuther Fürth last weekend – a shot with his left instep into the right corner. However, because a foul had been committed in the build-up, Will’s goal was disallowed – no goal for the on-loan midfielder, and therefore no points for Greuther Fürth in Kaiserslautern. The Cloverleaf suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Kaiserslautern. Paul Will once again started the match and played the full 90 minutes.

The 26-year-old is gaining plenty of playing time in Fürth’s colours. „I want to lead by example with my performance and my mentality,“ Will said in the mixed zone after his debut in January against Eintracht Braunschweig. In all four matches since his winter loan move, Will has been in the starting eleven and played the full 90 minutes in each game – against Braunschweig (0-0), Kiel (2-1), Magdeburg (4-5), and, of course, against Kaiserslautern (0-1). Greuther Fürth currently sits in 18th place in the 2. Bundesliga, four points behind the relegation playoff spot. Their next match is at home against Arminia Bielefeld next Friday (February 20th).

Things are going really well for Meldin Dreskovic and Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. Since his move to Hungary, the club has remained undefeated, racking up three wins and a draw in their last four matches. Yesterday, Sunday (February 15th), Dreskovic and his teammates secured a comfortable 4-0 away victory against Kazincbarcikai SC. The centre-back, on loan from SV 98, who wears the number 98 jersey for the Hungarian club, played the full 90 minutes.

The 27-year-old is already accumulating plenty of playing time in the Hungarian first division. He has started four matches so far – playing the full 90 minutes three times and being substituted at halftime once due to a yellow card accumulation. Dreskovic has also contributed an assist in the 4-2 win against MTK Budapest. Thanks to their current unbeaten run, Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC have temporarily moved out of the relegation zone. Their next match is at home against Kisvárda FC next Saturday (February 21st).

After a prolonged period of injury, Fabio Torsiello is back on the training pitch. The 21-year-old underwent knee surgery last August and was only able to return to training at the beginning of this year. The striker is currently fully integrated into Alemannia Aachen’s team training, but he hasn’t yet earned a place in the squad for the team currently sitting in 14th place in the second half of the 3. Liga season. His next opportunity will be this coming Saturday (February 21st) when Aachen hosts SC Verl.

Torsiello has been wearing Alemannia Aachen’s black and yellow jersey since the summer of 2025. At the start of this 3. Liga season, before his injury, he made all four possible appearances – three in the 3. Liga and one in the Middle Rhine Cup. He started twice and came off the bench twice, gaining valuable playing time.

Torsiello saw significantly more playing time – and was injury-free – in the 2024/25 3. Liga season. In the winter of 2025, Darmstadt loaned the young striker to SpVgg Unterhaching six months ago, where he made 17 appearances in the 3. Liga, scoring four goals and providing one assist. He also played twice in the Bavarian Cup, scoring once in that competition.

Othmane El Idrissi is currently on loan with Viktoria Aschaffenburg, enjoying the winter break in the Regionalliga Bayern. The attacking midfielder has made a total of nine appearances for Aschaffenburg – eight in the Regionalliga and one in the Bavarian Cup. Viktoria Aschaffenburg’s next league match is on February 28th, when they host Schwaben Augsburg.