Alemannia Aachen starts with a big vigor into the training camp in Belek!

Alemannia Aachen starts with a big vigor into the training camp in Belek!

Alemannia Aachen started the second half of the Tivoli on Thursday morning. The team traveled 3,300 kilometers to the training camp in Belek, Türkiye. The offspring of Borussia Dortmund was also on the plane. After a four -hour flight and seven degrees warmer, the team arrived at the Siren Belek Hotel, where they trained last season.

coach Heiner Backhaus praised the perfect conditions for training, which began on the first day of 2025 with two units, starting with weighing. In total, the training group covered 27 players on arrival, accompanied by around 100 fans and sponsors. There was a dinner together on the day of arrival.

new players and planned test games

New in the squad is the center forward Niklas Castelle, who arrived at the hotel shortly before midnight. Castelle was warmly welcomed by Julius Schell, a former teammate at Schalke 04. An agreement between Alemannia Aachen and SSV Ulm for Castelle has already been reached. Technical director Erdal Celik was positive about Castelle as a dynamic player. Talks with Rubén Del Campo, another center forward from Switzerland, are currently not far advanced. Del Campo last played for Atletic Ottawa in the first Canadian league.

During the ninth -day training camp, three test games are planned. The first will take place on January 6th against Hamburger SV, followed by further matches on January 7 against FC Hermannstadt from Romania and on January 10th against Altinordu FK, a team of the third highest league in Turkey. A third test game will be announced.

The training focus in Belek is on goal finish and standards. News and impressions from the training camp are regularly published on the Alemannia channels.