Welcome back to Bavarian Loan Works for the first edition of 2026. As the Bundesliga season starts up again we look at the three Bundesligists left, track some movement, and catch up on the leagues that have still played through the winter break. There are also a few leagues that did not come back as soon as the German Bundesliga. See who has played and when each loanee still on break will return to play.
FC Bayern Munich
There are nine players from on loan from the first team.
Germany – Bundesliga
There are three players on loan to the
German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel, Arijon Ibrahimovic, and Armando Sieb.
Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Nübel started for Stuttgart in their return to Bundesliga play at Bayer Leverkusen. The road team got off to a hot start and gave Nübel four first half goals. That led to a 4-0 win at halftime. On the day he saved all three shots that came from normal play. The only shot he could not keep out of the back of the net was a penalty by Grimaldo. Stuttgart started off 2026 off with a great 4-1 win.
Stuttgart will return home to face Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday and Union Berlin on Sunday — both in league play.
Arijon Ibrahimović – 1. FC Heidenheim
Ibrahimović started for Heidenheim in their home match against FC Köln. He had three shots — two on goal and one off target — and created one chance for his teammates to shoot. His team was up two different times, including a 2-1 lead at halftime, but Köln leveled shortly after halftime. He was subbed off in the 60th minute with the match level at 2-2. Neither team would score and the match ended in a draw.
Heidenheim will be on the road twice this week. First against Sieb’s Mainz on Tuesday and then a trip to Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Armindo Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Sieb started 2026 on the bench as Mainz travelled to face Union Berlin. He came into the match in the 78th minute with Mainz up 2-1. He was unable to have an influence on the match in the 12 minutes he played with zero shots and no chances created. Unfortunately he saw Union get a late equalizer and the match ended 2-2.
Mainz will host Ibrahimovic and Heidenheim on Tuesday and then will be away to Köln on Saturday.
England – Premier League
There are two players on loan to the English Premier League: João Palhinha and Jonah Kusi-Asare,
João Palhinha – Tottenham
Although Spurs are still struggling, Palhinha is starting to get more time with Tottenham since December. He started both matches this week and played the full 90 minutes. On Wednesday, Spurs were at Bournemouth in league play. Bavarian Loan Works alum Mathys Tel scored first for Spurs but his goal was cancelled out by two Bournemouth goals before halftime. Palhinha scored a nice overhead kick in the 78th minute to level the match at 2-2. He had one other blocked shot on the day, but did not create any chances for his teammates. Unfortunately, Bournemouth scored a late winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Spurs fell 3-2.
Spurs hosted Aston Villa on Saturday in FA Cup play. Palhinha started again and played the full 90 minutes. He did not have a shot attempt until the 71st minute, at which time they were already down 2-1. He also had two chances created, but neither ended in a goal. Spurs could not find a goal to keep their FA Cup run alive and they flew out with a 2-1 home loss.
Spurs will host cross-town rivals, West Ham, on Saturday.
Jonah Kusi-Asare – Fulham
Kusi-Asare has played just 11 minutes over the last month until Saturday’s FA Cup match. Fulham hosted Championship side Middlesborough and Kusi-Asare started up top. He had one shot attempt which was on goal, but saved in the 14th minute. He did not create any chances for his teammates to shoot. He was subbed off in the 56th minute with his team down 1-0. Fulham equalized within five minutes and went on to find two more to advance with a 3-1 win.
Fulham travel to face Leeds United on Saturday.
England — Championship
Daniel Peretz is the only player on loan to England’s Championship.
Daniel Peretz – Southampton
Peretz forced a move out of the Bundesliga, something that he was vocal about since the beginning of the season when he was named second. He made his debut for Southampton on Saturday in an FA Cup fixture against Doncaster Rovers of the third division. His team went up 3-0 in the first half and Peretz recorded two saves to keep a clean sheet in the first half. Doncaster scored two goals to bring the score within one. He needed two saves in the 90th minute from a corner to secure the 3-2 win for his new team.
Southampton will host Hull City on Saturday.
Spain – La Liga
Bryan Zaragoza is the only player on loan to Spain’s La Liga.
Bryan Zaragoza – Celta Vigo
Zaragoza has played just twice since the last edition in December. His last appearance was last weekend, when he started at home against Valencia. He had one shot — on goal, from a tight angle — and created a chance for his teammates to shoot. He also completed 92% passes, misplaying just one pass. He was subbed off in the 67th minute with his team up 2-0. Celta Vigo went onto win 4-1.
Celta Vigo will travel to face Sevilla on Monday and then host Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Switzerland – Super League
Lovro Zvonarek is the only player on loan from the first team to the Swiss Super League.
Lovro Zvonarek – Grasshopper
Grasshopper returns to play after the winter break on Sunday with a home match against Thun.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
There are two players from the first team on loan to the 2. Bundesliga: Maurice Krattenmacher and Tarek Buchman.
Maurice Krattenmacher – Hertha BSC
Krattenmacher and Hertha will return to play on Saturday against Schalke 04.
Tarek Buchman – 1. FC Nürnberg
Nürnberg will return from break on Saturday with a home match against Elversberg. Buchman is not listed on the injury report as of now. Hopefully he can make his return from injury this weekend.
FC Bayern Munich II
There are seven players on loan from the second team.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
There are two players on loan from the second team in the 2. Bundesliga: Noel Aseko and Paul Scholl.
Noel Aseko – Hannover 96
Hannover will be on the road against Kaiserslautern on Sunday.
Paul Scholl – Karlsruher SC
KSC will be on the road against Preussen Münster on Saturday.
Germany – 3. Liga
Max Schmitt is the only player on loan in the 3. Liga.
Max Schmitt – SSV Ulm 1846
Ulm will host Wehen Wiesbaden on Saturday in their return to play.
Germany – Regionalliga
There are two players on loan in the Regionalliga Südwest: Benedikt Wimmer and David Emmanuel.
The Regionalliga Southwest will return to play on the weekend of February 21.
Benedikt Wimmer – SV Sandhausen
David Emmanuel – Hessen Kassel
Switzerland – Super League
Johnathan Asp Jensen is the only player from the second league on loan to the Swiss Super League.
Johnathan Asp Jensen – Grasshopper
Grasshopper returns to play after the winter break on Sunday with a home match against Thun.
Austria – Bundesliga
Maximilian Hennig is the only player on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga.
Maximillian Hennig – TSV Hartberg
Hartberg will return to play on February 7.
Austria – 2. Liga
Mudaser Sedat is the only person on loan to Austria’s second league.
Mudaser Sedat – Amstetten
Amstetten will return to play on February 22.
FC Bayern Munich Frauen
There are currently no players on loan from the Frauen team.
