According to Bild, Union Berlin considers Marin Ljubicic a costly player who is a poor fit. Fortuna Düsseldorf would have kept the player following his loan there last winter, but their relegation to the 3rd league prevented this plan. Union Berlin wants to recover part of the transfer fee they paid for Marin Ljubicic because there is an oversupply of strikers in the squad, despite him scoring six goals in pre-season.

The Fachmagazin identifies Marin Ljubicic as a possible source of income for Union Berlin and states that he is no longer a significant part of the club's plans.

According to Kicker, Union Berlin informed Marin Ljubičić that he is required to spend the second half of the season on loan.

As reported by BILD, striker Marin Ljubicic currently has no future with the Eisernen, and Union is aiming for a loan for the Croatian. Heldt explained that things have not gone as the player imagined. He stated this was already an issue in the summer, when they told him that it makes sense to gain match practice elsewhere. Heldt added that this is a topic that they will certainly address. There are already preliminary talks with interested parties, and the club has to see that he gets playing time, which will surely be the case in January.