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Forest Bolster Midfield, Sign Austria’s Xaver Schlager

7/16/2026

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Forest Sign Schlager

Nottingham Forest have signed Austrian midfielder Xaver Schlager on a free transfer.
Schlager left RB Leipzig after four years to sign a two-year deal with 12-month option.
He made 108 appearances for Leipzig and played over 2,000 minutes last season.
He has 55 Austria caps, four World Cup starts, and reunites with coach Oliver Glasner.
Forest hope his Bundesliga experience will strengthen a midfield that lost Elliot Anderson for £116 million.

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Glasner Joins Forest

Oliver Glasner becomes Nottingham Forest head coach, reuniting with Austrian midfielder Xaver Schlager.
The appointment marks Glasner’s first permanent Premier League job after spells in the Bundesliga and a brief tenure at Crystal Palace.
Xaver Schlager became a free agent after RB Leipzig’s bid to extend his contract failed.
The Athletic first reported the move on 15 July 2026, noting an upcoming medical and contract terms.

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Forest Sign Schlager

Nottingham Forest have signed Austrian midfielder Xaver Schlager on a free transfer.
Schlager left RB Leipzig after four years to sign a two-year deal with 12-month option.
He made 108 appearances for Leipzig and played over 2,000 minutes last season.
He has 55 Austria caps, four World Cup starts, and reunites with coach Oliver Glasner.
Forest hope his Bundesliga experience will strengthen a midfield that lost Elliot Anderson for £116 million.

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