The big mercenary check: Nati star becomes a derby hero

Manuel Akanji (Man City): Injured himself in the 14th minute of the FA Cup third round against Huddersfield (5-0) and had to be substituted early. Akanji left the stadium limping. An exact diagnosis is still pending.

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley): The striker will not have good memories of his personal debut in the FA Cup. Burnley is eliminated against Tottenham (0-1). Also because Amdouni lost the ball to goalscorer Pedro Porro just before the only and decisive goal. He also misses two top opportunities.

Fabian Schär (Newcastle): Play as usual in the cup match against Sunderland (3-0). It will also be announced on Monday that the Nati defender will extend his contract with the Magpies until 2025.

Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin): The Granata captain plays as usual in the clear win against champion Napoli (3-0).

Noah Okafor (Milan): Just like in previous weeks, he was also missing against Empoli (3-0) due to an injury.

Michel Aebischer (Bologna): He initially lost his regular spot to Nikola Moro. In the 1-1 draw against Genoa, as was often the case in recent games, he was only used in the second half. This time he can play from 54th.

Remo Freuler (Bologna): Plays against Genoa (1:1). He does his best, but there is no way through against the stronghold of Genoa.

Dan Ndoye (Bologna): Injured his thigh just before Christmas. Has been out since then.

Yann Sommer (Inter): Maintains the narrow and fortunate victory against Verona (2:1). Deep into stoppage time, the Nati goalkeeper was helped by the post when Henry missed the penalty for a possible equalizer. The happiness of the hardworking.

Eray Comert (Nantes): The ex-FCB defender played through in the clear victory against lower division Pau (4:1).

Yvon Mvogo (Lorient): The goalkeeper was not in the selection for the painful cup defeat against Sochaux (1:2).

Becir Omeragic (Montpellier): Also part of the regular team in the cup. The southern French barely had the upper hand over Amiens (2:1).

Silvan Hefti (Montpellier): He has just moved from Genoa to Montpellier. But against Amiens (2-1), the Eastern Swiss is already in the starting line-up and plays in right midfield.

Vincent Sierro (Toulouse): The captain leads his team to the next cup round against Chambéry (3-0) with two assists. He is substituted in the 82nd minute.

Breel Embolo (Monaco): He continues his training after his ACL tear.

Philipp Köhn (Monaco): Is only a substitute in the cup and therefore only sees the penalty thriller against Lens (8:7) from the bench.

Denis Zakaria (Monaco): Played against Lens (nP 8:7) in the cup and scored the fourth penalty for the Monegasque team.

Fabian Rieder (Rennes): Played a short match of 14 minutes in the cup against Guingamp (2-0).

Jordan Lotomba (Nice): Just like Zakaria, the right back also has to prove his mettle. In the penalty shootout against Auxerre (4:2) he converted his attempt. Nice is now in the round of 16.

Djibril Sov (Seville): The southern Spaniards prevailed in the Copa del Rey against the lower division Racing Ferrol (2:1). Sowing can continue playing.

Noam Baumann (OFI Crete): Had the first performance of the year on January 3 with OFI Crete at leader PAOK Saloniki (0:4). The ball had to be removed from the goal four times.

Steven Zuber (AEK Athens): The striker scored the decisive 2-0 goal in the derby against Olympiacos. In the end AEK won 2:1.

Noah Loosli (Bochum): The Bundesliga is on pause. Loosli and Bochum continue against Bremen on January 14.

Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg): The former YB defender and the “Wolves” will start the second half of the season on January 13 in Mainz.

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund): The goalkeeper is at a training camp in Marbella with BVB. The second half of the season starts on January 13 in Darmstadt.

Nico Elvedi (Gladbach): For Gladbach and coach Gerardo Seoane, the match continues on January 14 against Stuttgart.

Jonas Omlin (Gladbach): The goalkeeper is expected back soon. He was out for almost the entire preliminary round due to his shoulder injury.

Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg): Augsburg starts the second half of the season on January 13 against Leverkusen.

Ruben Vargas (Augsburg): Augsburg starts the second half of the season on January 13 against Leverkusen.

Silvan Widmer (Mainz): After a messy preliminary round, things should look good for Mainz in 2024. The start is on January 13 against Wolfsburg.

Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): After a messy preliminary round, things should look good for Mainz in 2024. The start is on January 13 against Wolfsburg.

Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen): The still undefeated leader Leverkusen will kick off the new year in Augsburg on January 13.

Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart): Stuttgart, the surprise team of the preliminary round, will visit Mönchengladbach to kick off the second half of the season.

Miro Muheim (Hamburg): The second half of the season starts on January 20. HSV hibernates in third place.

Jasper van der Werff (Rostock): The second half of the season starts on January 20. Rostock is located on Barrage Square.

Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern): On January 20, Kaiserslautern continues in Hamburg against St. Pauli.

Filip Stojilkovic (Kaiserslautern): After moving from Darmstadt, he now plays for Betzenberg. He could make his debut for the Red Devils on January 20.

Saulo Decarli (Braunschweig): Relegation-threatened Braunschweig will play against leader Kiel on January 19 at the start of the second half of the season.

Carlo Brunner (Schalke): Schalke will host HSV at the start of the second half of the season on January 20.

Martin Angha (Wehen-Wiesbaden): Wiesbaden continues on January 21 in Magdeburg.

Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente): The midfielder played a good 60 minutes against Farense (0-1) and was warned in the 50th.

Francesco Ruberto (Vizela): Will be on the bench against Estrela this season as usual.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich): In the FA Cup match against Bristol there is a 1-1 draw and therefore a repeat. Fassnacht has a short duration of 9 minutes.

Simon Sohm (Parma): For leader Parma, the race for promotion continues against Ascoli on January 14.

Pajtim Kasami (Sampdoria): The port cities from the west meet Venice on January 14, the port cities from the east.

Natan Girma (Reggiana): The attacking midfielder has scored three times in the last three games. The competition was at a standstill this weekend. The newcomer’s next task is in Pisa on January 13.

Michael Frey (Antwerp): Frey will not play a role for the Belgian champions and will probably look for a new club.

Stefan Knezevic (Charleroi): The Belgian competition is currently on pause. Charleroi continues against Royal Antwerp on January 21.

Cameron Puertas (Saint-Gilles): The next match for Puertas and his team is on January 17 in the cup against Anderlecht.

Andi Zeqiri (Genk): For Genk, the competition continues on January 20 with the match against Cercle Brugge.

Petar Pusić (Osijek): The competition is on hold until January 23. Osijek is in 4th place.

Josip Drmic (Dinamo Zagreb): The competition is on hold until January 23. Dinamo Zagreb is in 3rd place.

Gokhan Inler (Besiktas Istanbul): The ex-captain of Nati is still without a minute of action this season. That does not change in the first match of 2024 against Kasimpasa (1:3).

Albian Ajeti (Gaziantep FK): The striker is not in the selection for the 2-2 draw against Pendikspor.

Marco Burch (Legia Warsaw): The Polish competition is on hold until mid-February.

Leo Seydoux (Dordrecht): New year, new club for the right back. Did not play a role in the first half of the season at the Belgian club Westerlo. Hence the change.

Oliver Buff (Vilnius): The season in Lithuania is over.

Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets Razgrad): The Bulgarian competition is on hold until mid-February.

Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl): The competition is on hold until mid-February due to the Asian Cup.

Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): The new MLS season starts on February 21.

Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): The new MLS season starts on February 21.

Roman Bürki (St. Louis): The new MLS season starts on February 21.