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Dossier TL-19DBStatus: Under investigationOpened 14 Oct 2026

Expected window: January 2027

Simen Kvia-Egeskog to SC Freiburg

Last update: 20 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

SC Freiburg are linked with a winter move for Viking central midfielder Simen Kvia-Egeskog, alongside Eintracht Frankfurt, per fussball-news.de. His listed contract runs to 2029.

Independent sources
1
verified outlets
Repeated by
0
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
interest
1 outlet
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources10/40

    1 independent source (max 4)

  • Source track record13/25

    50% estimated accuracy (1 past case, small samples are pulled towards 40%)

  • Deal stage0/25

    Stage: interest

  • How recent8/10

    Last update 20 days ago

Score capped at 30: a single source is a lead, not a signal

What we know

SC Freiburg are linked with a winter move for Viking central midfielder Simen Kvia-Egeskog, alongside Eintracht Frankfurt, per fussball-news.de. His listed contract runs to 2029.

The report is dated 14 Oct and describes a winter transfer taking shape. No formal offer has been made yet, per fussball-news.de.

Key findings

  • First report: 14 Oct 2026, fussball-news.de.
  • 1 independent source behind it (fussball-news.de); 0 other outlets only repeat earlier reporting.
  • No Tier 1-2 source stands behind it, so the score is capped at 30.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: interest.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 20 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
fussball-news.de
14/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Eintracht Frankfurt und der SC Freiburg haben offenbar ein vielversprechendes Offensivtalent aus Norwegen ins Visier genommen

Stage: interest

1 case, no percentage yetOriginal source

Timeline

  1. 14 Oct 2026 · fussball-news.de
    Eintracht Frankfurt und der SC Freiburg haben offenbar ein vielversprechendes Offensivtalent aus Norwegen ins Visier genommen

    First-hand report. Stage: interest

Does Freiburg need him?

Central Midfield: the central midfielders Freiburg 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 central midfielders (5)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Yannik EngelhardtDefensive Midfield25—
Patrick OsterhageDefensive Midfield26—
Maximilian EggesteinCentral Midfield30—
Rihito YamamotoDefensive Midfield24—
Rouven TarnutzerCentral Midfield19—

Recent signings in this position

  • Yannik Engelhardt (Defensive Midfield)2026/27 · from Como 1907 · €7.00m
  • Rihito Yamamoto (Defensive Midfield)2026/27 · from Sint-Truidense VV · €7.00m
  • Rouven Tarnutzer (Central Midfield)2026/27 · from SC Freiburg II · fee undisclosed
  • Merlin Röhl (Central Midfield)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Everton FC
  • Robert Wagner (Central Midfield)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at SG Dynamo Dresden
  • Robert Wagner (Central Midfield)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at FC St. Pauli
  • Robert Wagner (Central Midfield)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at Holstein Kiel

Is it still alive?

First report
14 Oct 2026
Latest report
14 Oct 2026 (19 days ago)
Transfer window
January 2027: shuts in 91 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

Contract and fee

Contract until
December 2029
Reported fee
—

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

Also linked with

Player profile

Full name
Simen Kvia-Egeskog
Age
23
Agent
—

Photo: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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