News | At 1. FC Köln, things could go well again in the final moves of the transfer window. In addition to an exit, the Effzeh also two newcomers.
Cologne: Skhiri exit, Kilian and Pohjanpalo soon goat?
1. FC Köln wants to strengthen its breadth above all. Most recently, the interest in Luca Kilian (21) and Joel Pohjanpalo (26) was reported. According to the Sport PICTURE Cologne is said to have been thrown off with a first offer for Pohjanpalo at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Accordingly, Bayer 04 should demand a transfer fee of almost one million euros for the Finn. Cologne, however, insists on a free transfer obligation of the attacker. This is still under contract with Leverkusen until 2022 and currently has a market value of 2.5 million euros. Even that VfB Stuttgart An interest in the 26-year-old was said to be, as Sasa Kalajdzic (24) will be absent for several months. Pohjanpalo would fight for a starting place near Cologne with Mark Uth (30), Sebastian Andersson (30) and Anthony Modeste (33).
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The goal-scoring attacker has proven his qualities again and again in recent years. However, a number of injuries prevented the Finnish striker from developing better. In the Bundesliga he played a total of 41 games, most of them from the bench, and scored 13 goals. In the 2nd Bundesliga he scored 27 goals in 91 games. In addition to Pohjanpalo and Kilian, the Effzeh also expects an exit. Ellyes Skhiri (26) continues to be courted by several clubs and is expected to bring in up to 15 million euros.
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