Feyenoord to lose captain Wellenreuther to Wolfsburg, Ernst set to join from Hertha

[p]According to Sky Sports' Florian Plettenberg, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wellenreuther-timon/0tN8bFmr/"]Wellenreuther[/a] is set to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolfsburg/nwkTahLL/"]Wolfsburg[/a] for €1 million and on a 3-year contract.[/p][p]Wellenreuther, 30, joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anderlecht/vslqAKNo/"]Anderlecht[/a] in 2023 and has played 125 total games for the Rotterdam club. Wellenreuther was named first-team captain by former manager Robin van Persie in 2025, taking the armband from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steijn-sem/2FA7LUDO/"]Sem Steijn[/a].[/p][embed guid="9a5cc7ee-a08b-4be2-b224-ebbc5a28f4d3" url="https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2077113344809459844?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Replacement ready[/h2][p]Feyenoord, now led by a management tandem of general manager Robert Eenhoorn and technical director Devy Rigaux, are set to replace Wellenreuther, with 23-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hertha-berlin/2y0u8Wrq/"]Hertha BSC[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ernst-tjark/tbbK5T30/"]Tjark Ernst[/a] joining the Rotterdam outfit on short notice.[/p][p]Feyenoord activated Ernst's €5 million release clause on Monday, per Plettenberg. Ernst is set to have his medical tests later this week.[/p][p]The 23-year-old German joined Hertha BSC from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bochum/8Y2m6ADe/"]VfL Bochum[/a] in 2023 and has played 93 games for the second-tier side.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/transfer-news-live-tracker-updates/8QqUWm3n/"]Follow the latest transfer news LIVE on Flashscore[/a][/h2][embed guid="ccdc82cf-3874-419d-a895-3fd56d038383" url="https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2076934795565605079?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]