After a perfect start to the season, second-division side Hertha BSC has sold midfielder Marten Winkler to RSC Anderlecht. According to media reports, the Belgian record champions will pay a transfer fee of four million euros for the 23-year-old. Just last Saturday, Winkler had caught attention with a goal and two assists.

Sports director Benjamin Weber stated that Marten is a product of their academy who has made excellent progress over recent years, and that an opportunity has now arisen for him to take the next step abroad and on the international stage. Weber pointed to the economic framework of the transfer and his remaining contract duration as reasons for agreeing to the deal.

Hertha had guided Winkler, who came through their own youth academy and made his Bundesliga debut for the Berlin club in 2021, to a 4-1 victory against 1. FC Heidenheim on matchday two, contributing to their perfect start to the season.

Six points from two matches came as a surprise given the major upheaval: before Winkler, important players such as Fabian Reese (VfL Wolfsburg), goalkeeper Tjark Ernst (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Michael Cuisance (RC Lens), and top talent Kennet Eichhorn (Bayer Leverkusen) had already generated significant revenue for the club. So far, the Berlin side has only signed one external new arrival.