Lukas Mühl will strengthen Austria Wien's central defense with immediate effect. The 24-year-old played one season as a regular in the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg and has almost 100 games in the second Bundesliga under his belt. Now the defender comes to Vienna-Favoriten on a free transfer.

Sports Director Manuel Ortlechner: "It speaks well for the club that we were able to attract a former German Bundesliga player to the Austria Wien idea. We are very happy that we now have him in our ranks. We will give him the best possible support to deliver top performances."

Head coach Manfred Schmid: "Lukas Mühl is an experienced defender who has played in the first and second German Bundesliga and will help us. I know him from my time in Köln, where I already watched him as a Nürnberg player."

Lukas Mühl: "I had good talks with coach Manfred Schmid and sports director Manuel Ortlechner. Austria Wien has very good training conditions and a super stadium. Vienna is a great city."

Ten years with 1. FC Nürnberg

Lukas Mühl played for 1. FC Nürnberg from the age of 14, making the leap to the combat team at the age of 19. In 2017/18 he celebrated promotion to the German Bundesliga, in 2018/19 he was a regular against Bayern, Dortmund & Co, but 1. FC Nürnberg was relegated again. In the last two years, Mühl was also a permanent fixture in Nuremberg's central defense in the second German Bundesliga.