How do the FC work? That’s what sports boss Jakobs says about winter transfers
Author: Herbert Bucco
Jörg Jakobs and Thomas Kessler (here on September 1, 2021) expect a quiet transfer winter at 1. FC Köln.
What is going on at 1. FC Köln in terms of inflows and outflows in the coming transfer window? Sports boss Jörg Jakobs made a clear announcement regarding winter changes.
Winter time is change time! From January 1st, transfers can take place again – what are 1. FC Köln’s plans? In view of the successful first half of the season, there does not seem to be any acute need for access. In addition, dying from a tense, flexible situation does not allow any major leaps at all. But are all players happy with their situation?
In any case, FC sports director Jörg Jakobs (51) made a clear transfer announcement: “We are not planning with newcomers or departures. If anything happens that we don’t know about today, we respond. “
It’s mainly about departures. Because after the top first half of the season Steffen Baumgart (49) there are clearly hardship cases in the FC squad.
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The youngsters Sava-Arangel Cestic (20) and Noah Katterbach (20) are similarly dissatisfied: Both have bad cards at the moment under Baumgart. Instead of mixing up the Bundesliga, the U21 national players Katterbach (Germany) and Cestic (Serbia) are currently in the gray everyday regional league.
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An extremely unsatisfactory reality, especially for Katterbach. The two-time winner of the Fritz Walter Medal for the best young player of the year was considered the club’s next big promise for the future. Now his ascent has suddenly been slowed down, in the left-back hierarchy he has slipped back to third place.
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A loan switch to gain temporary match practice would be a logical scenario. There should be enough potential buyers for a U-national player. Second division FC Schalke 04 had already expressed interest in the summer.
At Cestic, there is also a wide gap between personal demands and reality. The defender sees himself called for higher things – and in the long run will not be satisfied with the fourth-highest division. The question is whether he will dare to venture in winter or whether he will only reorient himself in summer.
Jakobs knows the market mechanisms and the dynamics in a change window. Therefore, despite the clear transfer statement, the Cologne sports boss leaves a small “change door” open. Jakobs: “There are no changes in the roster today.” That means: It cannot be ruled out that there will be movement in early January.