{"id":806328,"date":"2026-03-05T20:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806328\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:02:16","slug":"southampton-boss-very-surprised-by-homesick-jander-speculation-in-german-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/806328\/","title":{"rendered":"Southampton boss &#8216;very surprised&#8217; by homesick Jander speculation in German media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4c\">Caspar Jander has been superb for Southampton since arriving from FC N\u00fcrnberg in the summer, and he has flourished at St Mary&#8217;s despite a challenging start for his new team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4f\">His performances on the pitch have been <a href=\"https:\/\/saintsmarching.com\/southampton-s-10-million-jander-gamble-suddenly-doesn-t-look-so-crazy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of the highest standard<\/a>, and his value has reportedly doubled. <\/p>\n<p>It is not on the pitch where Jander is struggling<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4l\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/saintsmarching.com\/midfielder-keen-to-leave-but-southampton-already-have-the-perfect-replacement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to reports<\/a>, it is off the pitch that Jander has been struggling<a href=\"https:\/\/saintsmarching.com\/midfielder-keen-to-leave-but-southampton-already-have-the-perfect-replacement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4o\">According to Sky, German clubs RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart are interested, as are Dutch giants Ajax, but BILD say\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/fcn-wegen-ex-spieler-jander-nuernberg-hofft-auf-millionen-nachschlag-69a6c033083f7c40d021a68c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the midfielder is \u2018unhappy in his personal life<\/a>\u2019, making a return to his homeland, to his family and girlfriend, sound more likely at this stage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4r\">Jander&#8217;s girlfriend, boxer Carlotta Sch\u00fcnemann, lives at home in Germany, which BILD has reported is making him particularly homesick.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"4u\">FC N\u00fcrnberg hold a 10 per cent sell-on clause in any Southampton sale, and BILD say it&#8217;s \u2018very likely\u2019 that a move takes place this summer.\u00a0Despite Jander\u2019s contract running until 2028, other clubs already have their sights set on him, reports BILD.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is Jander really unhappy?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"50\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/sport\/25909773.every-word-southamptons-eckert-said-ahead-fa-cup-clash-fulham\/?ref=cprfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursday&#8217;s press conference<\/a> ahead of Southampton&#8217;s trip to Fulham on Sunday, Tonda Eckert revealed that he was very surprised after reading yesterday&#8217;s reports.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"53\">\u201cI had somebody send me the article when it came out, and I was very surprised. I can say 200 per cent that it doesn&#8217;t come from Caspar.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"56\">\u201cWe are very happy with him, and he is very happy to be here. I think that his development over the season has been top.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"59\">\u201cIt&#8217;s not so easy to play those amount of minutes, especially in the first year when you come into the championship, and you&#8217;re not used to it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5c\">\u201cSome moments is normal, but that&#8217;s not just for Caspar. It&#8217;s for myself as well. If you&#8217;re away from your family, there might be some moments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5f\">\u201cEspecially over Christmas. Obviously you would appreciate spending Christmas Eve with your family. I think that&#8217;s very normal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">\u201cBut I can say that Caspar is fully committed to Southampton, fully committed to the group, to the season and everything that comes up.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Southampton could cash in on Caspar<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">Jander&#8217;s heart may well be back in his home country, and a return to Germany should not be ruled out. RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart and Ajax are reportedly among his suitors, and hailing from M\u00fcnster, the 22-year-old might prefer any of these above playing for Southampton.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">Joining RB Leipzig or Ajax could provide the chance for Jander to play in the Champions League next season, and there are no guarantees that Southampton could even offer him Premier League football.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">With Flynn Downes and Shea Charles in fine form and <a href=\"https:\/\/saintsmarching.com\/midfielder-keen-to-leave-but-southampton-already-have-the-perfect-replacement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cameron Bragg waiting in the wings<\/a>, the Saints are hardly short in the midfield area if they do sell the young German.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">Cashing in on Jander could be a win-win-win for Southampton, Jander, and FC N\u00fcrnberg, who could end up receiving a whopping \u00a32.1 million sell-on-fee for a player they bought for nothing in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caspar Jander has been superb for Southampton since arriving from FC N\u00fcrnberg in the summer, and he has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-806328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116178357102405436","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}