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512 active dossiers11 confirmed20 debunked36 closedLast audit 27 mins ago
Dossier TL-33BCStatus: Didn't happenOpened 13 Oct 2026

Closed: the summer 2026 window ended without this move.

Demba Seck to FC Schalke 04

Last update: 187 days ago

Status and verdict

Final status

Did not happen

Closed rumours are no longer scored: the status is final.

Verdict

The Senegalese winger’s contract at Partizan runs to June 2029. The claim appeared only once, on 30 April, and has not been echoed or denied elsewhere.

Independent sources
0
verified outlets
Repeated by
1
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
interest
1 outlet
What the audit found

1 article · no first-hand source

What we know

The Senegalese winger’s contract at Partizan runs to June 2029. The claim appeared only once, on 30 April, and has not been echoed or denied elsewhere.

seneposte frames the interest as conditional on promotion and does not mention a fee, a loan structure or any formal approach.

Key findings

  • Earliest report on file: 30 Apr 2026, seneposte, repeating another outlet.
  • No independent source: all 1 identified outlets repeat earlier reporting.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: interest.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 187 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
seneposte
30/04/2026
Tier 4 · Speculative

Schalke 04 is interested in Demba Seck should they gain promotion to the Bundesliga.

Stage: interest

No history yetRepeats another outlet

Timeline

  1. 30 Apr 2026 · seneposte
    Schalke 04 is interested in Demba Seck should they gain promotion to the Bundesliga.

    Repeats reporting from another outlet. Stage: interest

Does Schalke 04 need him?

Right Winger: the wide players Schalke 04 already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current wide players (2, 1 with a year or less left)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Junior Dina EbimbeRight Midfield2530 Jun 2028
Finn PorathRight Midfield2930 Jun 2027

Recent signings in this position

  • Junior Dina Ebimbe (Right Midfield)2026/27 · from Eintracht Frankfurt · €800k
  • Ilyes Hamache (Left Winger)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Amiens SC
  • Mika Wallentowitz (Right Midfield)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · from FC Schalke 04 U19 · fee undisclosed
  • Finn Porath (Right Midfield)2025/26 · from Holstein Kiel · €500k
  • Zaid Tchibara (Right Winger)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · from FC Schalke 04 U19 · fee undisclosed

Is it still alive?

First report
30 Apr 2026
Latest report
30 Apr 2026 (186 days ago)

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2029
Reported fee
—

No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Player profile

Full name
Demba Seck
Age
25
Agent
GR Sports

Photo: Supporterhéninois, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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