90PLUS | 1. FC Köln: Coach Baumgart expresses interest in central defender Chabot from Sampdoria
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News | 1. FC Köln is interested in Julian Chabot, as coach Steffen Baumgart confirmed. The central defender should absorb the loss of several players in this position in the current winter transfer window.
Chabot from Sampdoria: Baumgart makes the interest of 1. FC Köln public
how to die image reported, coach Steffen Baumgart (50) has awakened 1.FC Köln’s interest in central defenders Julian Chabot (23) confirmed by Sampdoria. The 23-year-old is tied there until June 30, 2024. For this reason, a loan until the end of the season is under discussion.
After the departures of Rafael Czichos (31) to Chicago Fire FC, Sava-Arangel Cestic (20) to HNK Rijeka and the expected move from Jorge Mere (24) to CF America in Mexico, Luca Kilian (22) and Timo Hübers ( 25) only two regular central defenders in the Cologne squad.
A third is to be added, as Baumgart announced: “We are looking for a new player in the central defender position. We work with two or three candidates. Julian Chabot is one of the players we are considering, I’m happy to confirm that.” The interest in Chabot is now also public knowledge.
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The 23-year-old central defender, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig in his youth, also went through several German junior national teams from U17 to U21. Club and players are already in agreement, since Chabot wants to return to Germany anyway. Between Cologne and Samdoria however, an agreement has yet to be reached. On the schedule Baumgart: “There is no time pressure, it would be nice if someone was there at the end of January. If he comes later, we’ll have a problem…”
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