Cologne switched to four players
Thanks to their seventh place in the Bundesliga season just ended, 1. FC Köln qualified for the international competition next season. In order to master the additional burden, new offensive forces are to move to the cathedral city.
According to ‘Bild’, Geißbockheim is currently working on four possibilities for newcomers to improve the attacking department in width and at the top. Due to the moderately developed possibilities in Cologne, managing director Sport Christian Keller cannot draw from the full.
Darmstadt duo in sight
According to the report, Luca Pfeiffer (25) and Phillip Tietz (24) are two candidates at FC. The strike duo from SV Darmstadt scored 32 goals together and kept the Hessians in the running for promotion until the last matchday. Tietz is under contract in Darmstadt until 2024, loan player Pfeiffer is now returning to FC Midtjylland, where he also has a contract that runs until 2024.
Both attackers could only be bought out of their respective working papers with a correspondingly appropriate transfer fee. The situation is similar for Branimir Hrgota from SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The 29-year-old descended with the shamrocks. He would be available for 1.5 million euros, writes the tabloid.
Jakobs return campaign?
The return of Ismail Jakobs is said to play a role in the deliberations of those responsible for the flank. The lightning-fast winger from AS Monaco could be loaned to Cologne. The Monegasques paid 6.5 million euros in 2021 for the native of Cologne, but he has not yet registered as a regular in Ligue 1.