New signings
- Marc Oliver Kempf (SC Freiburg)
- Pablo Maffeo (Manchester City)
- Borna Sosa (Dinamo Zagreb)
- David Kopacz (Borussia Dortmund)
- Roberto Massimo (Arminia Bielefeld)
- Daniel Didavi (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund)
- Nicolás Gonzalez (Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors)
- Alexander Esswein (Hertha BSC,on loan, january 2019)
- Steven Zuber (TSG Hoffenheim, on loan, january 2019)
- Ozan Kabak (january 2019)
Departures
- Roberto Massimo (Arminia Bielefeld, on loan)
- Jean Zimmer (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- Ailton (SC Braga, on loan)
- Takuma Asano (FC Arsenal, end of loan)
- Carlos Mané (Sporting Lissabon, end of loan)
- Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund, end of loan)
- Dzenis Burnic (Borussia Dortmund, end of loan)
- Jérôme Onguéné (FC Red Bull Salzburg)
- Julian Green (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)
- Daniel Ginczek (VfL Wolfsburg)
- Orel Mangala (Hamburger SV, on loan)
- Marcin Kaminski (Fortuna Düsseldorf, on loan)