Borussia Mönchengladbach has already set the course for the upcoming season. With David Herold, Yukhym Konoplya, Enzo Leopold, and Daniel Batz, four new signings are already in place, and the Foals are immediately on the verge of signing Darmstadt striker Isac Lidberg. However, there will inevitably be departures as well. After the sales of Rocco Reitz and Winsley Boteli, the next departure is already in the works. According to Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, Shio Fukuda will remain with Karlsruher SC beyond the summer. After the Japanese striker was already loaned to the second-division team last season, the two clubs have now agreed on a permanent transfer. The KSC had a purchase option of 1.5 million euros, but after successful negotiations, the Badeners will likely only have to pay a fixed 700,000 euros to the Lower Rhine. With easily achievable additional premiums, the deal could increase to a total of one million euros. In return, Borussia secured a resale clause and a first negotiating right in case interest in a recall action arises at a later point in time. Fukuda has arrived in Karlsruhe after initial difficulties. This seems to be the best solution for all parties. Although the talented Fukuda has 22 years of development potential, he would not have had a promising perspective in Mönchengladbach either in the upcoming season. Instead, he will continue to develop cautiously in Karlsruhe and become a regular player. After Fukuda struggled for a long time in the previous season at KSC, he really blossomed at the end of the season. Five of his six season goals were scored by the Japanese striker in the last eight games.