After testing 31-year-old former HSV goalkeeper Julian Pollersbeck for several weeks, Energie Cottbus has decided to sign a different player. The newly promoted 2. Liga club has acquired Kevin Kratzsch, who was the first-choice goalkeeper for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in the Regionalliga West. The German goalkeeper is currently a free agent and has 7 caps for the Germany U21 team. According to Transfermarkt, his market value is €200k.