According to Krone.at, GAK's first winter transfer is the loan of goalkeeper Franz Stolz from Genoa until the summer. The club announced this on Thursday.

Goalkeeper Franz Stolz, who is unhappy with his playing time at Rapid, is set to have his loan from Genoa terminated early. The 24-year-old, who was left out of the squad for the training camp in Antalya, is considered the main candidate to move to Grazer AK in his native Austria. Stolz is the top favorite to join the team managed by Ferdinand Feldhofer, as the club, which is 11th in the Austrian Bundesliga, is seeking a goalkeeper this winter. It is expected that Genoa, for whom Stolz has never played an official match, will loan him out again.