VfL Wolfsburg signs Fabian Reese from Hertha BSC. The 28-year-old offensive player receives a contract until 2030. Reese scored 35 goals and prepared 31 goals in 91 competitive games. The player is leaving Hertha BSC after three seasons. Last year, Reese had extended his contract with Hertha BSC until 2030. No further details were given about the transfer modalities. The media speculated about a transfer fee between eight and nine million euros. Sports director Benjamin Weber said: „Of course, the decision to let our top scorer and captain go was not easy for us.“ Reese had identified himself with Hertha BSC and the city of Berlin and was an excellent representative in a difficult phase after the relegation in the last three seasons. Originally, a transfer of the Berlin top scorer seemed to be off the table after the relegation of the Lower Saxony team. Reese is said to have been on the list of other clubs after the missed Bundesliga promotion. Despite the fact that VfL Wolfsburg is playing in the second division, the native of Kiel sees better chances of reaching the top division with the Wolves. Reese said: „After the end of this not very successful season and the joint assessment of the sporting and financial orientation of our Hertha, I had to make a decision as a sportsman.“ The transfer of Reese is the second prominent departure from Hertha BSC. The departures of other key players like Tjark Ernst and Marton Dardai are also possible and would bring the financially struggling club more money for the rebuilding of the squad. Hertha managing director Peter Görlich accepts the loss of players. „We will lose quality“, Görlich had already suspected after the end of the season. With a new scouting system, the gaps are to be adjusted in order to be able to attack in the upcoming season, which has not been possible in the three seasons after the relegation.