Dynamo Dresden: Looking for new talent for league two!
In 2025, Dynamo Dresden aims to build a competitive team with a focus on young talent in the 2nd league.

Dynamo Dresden: Looking for new talent for league two!
Dynamo Dresden is starting the new season with renewed vigor as a promoted team in the second division. Team boss Thomas Brendel has made it his mission to build a competitive team. With limited financial resources, finding young talent who is not yet in the spotlight is crucial. A clear plan to strengthen the team while ensuring future financial stability.
In this regard, Brendel emphasizes that the financial support from the DFL (German Football League) is an additional incentive. The league rewards the use of U23 players, which ideally underpins Dresden's strategy. For example, the 2022/23 season received hefty sums for a large number of clubs: Greuther Fürth received 2.2 million euros, while Schalke and 1. FC Nürnberg were also supported with significant amounts, such as Image reports.
The talents in focus
Dynamo Dresden already has some promising talents in the squad, including Tony Menzel (20) and Jonas Oehmichen (21), all of whom can play in the second division. While the promotion of young talent is becoming increasingly important, there are notable developments throughout German football. In the current season, 38 players under the age of 20 have already made their debut in the second division, which underpins the youth strategy of many clubs. This shows that clubs like Hertha BSC and 1. FC Köln are increasingly relying on their own talents in order to stay ahead in the competition, as ZDF notes.
With the DFB constantly working on new approaches to improving youth football, this trend is expected to continue to grow. A positive side effect: The DFL has earmarked 4% of media revenue for promoting young players, which benefits the entire system.
Sustainable future prospects
Dynamo has even bigger ambitions. In addition to the current squad, the club is also looking at the possibility of financially benefiting from the resale of its talents. A successful season could not only strengthen immediate competitiveness, but also secure high transfer income in the medium term.
Similar to other clubs in the 2nd league, the integrated promotion of young talent is becoming increasingly important. In the 2017/18 season, Dynamo Dresden already received almost one million euros in DFL grants because several players met the criteria for being used as U23 players. Such financial incentives complement the club's long-term strategy to achieve sustained success in German football.
The DFL also announced that an average of 47.5 million euros will be made available to promote young talent in the coming seasons. This will further increase the pressure on clubs to promote the development of their talent. In this regard, it can be seen that the entire football in Germany is reacting to these developments and trying to focus on the next generation Statista.
The next few weeks will show how well Dynamo Dresden manages to sign the right talent and integrate them into a powerful team. The course has been set – it remains exciting!