Not simply an admission! Contract with midfielder even prolonged

1. FC Köln will be positive of one other participant for the approaching season. Florian Kainz additionally doesn’t use his exit clause. The captain even prolonged his contract.

Christian Keller had already introduced on the common assembly of the members on Wednesday evening that he would have the ability to identify one other one quickly. It’s now clear who will keep at 1. FC Köln subsequent season. After Jan Thielmann, Eric Martel and Timo Hübers, Florian Kainz is the fourth participant to not use his launch clause.

The midfielder, who’s at present getting ready for the European Championship in Germany with the Austrian nationwide group, has additionally dedicated to FC. However that is not all: On the identical time, the Billy Goats additionally introduced an extension of the captain’s contract.

Kainz: “FC has turn out to be my membership”

Kainz’s contract initially ran till 2025. As ordinary, the Cologne-based firm didn’t present any details about the brand new extension interval. Nevertheless, it appears that evidently the Austrian, who will flip 32 this 12 months, has signed a brand new contract till 2026. Within the new season, Kainz will meet one other man, Gerhard Struber. The brand new coach can even be represented by the identical advisor.

“I’ve skilled many distinctive emotional conditions in my time at FC to date. Champions within the 2nd league, a shocking relegation within the Bundesliga, moving into the UEFA Europa Convention League – and now sadly additionally a really bitter relegation. However in Cologne we undergo thick and skinny collectively,” says Kainz about his whereabouts. “Over the previous 5 years, FC has been my membership and town has been my second dwelling. I’ll do my greatest to achieve success once more with the group. I wish to progress with my expertise and I am wanting ahead to the season forward.”

Virtually all private particulars cleared

Christian Keller says: “For us, Flo is each an identification and a performer. He performs an important function within the inside workings of our group. That is additionally mirrored in his present resolution for FC. After a really difficult 2023/24 season for him personally, he’s going through his responsibility and desires to assist be sure that we expertise extra profitable occasions once more. We want Flo one of the best of luck on the European Championships within the coming weeks and are proud that he’s additionally representing FC there.”

After the departure of Benno Schmitz, Florian Kainz is now FC’s longest-serving participant. The midfielder moved from Weder Bremen to the cathedral metropolis within the winter of 2019. Kainz has now performed 161 aggressive video games for Köln, scoring 22 targets and offering 38 assists.

Of the seven gamers who’ve launch contracts, 4 professionals have already determined to remain at FC. Jeff Chabot is the one participant who has left the membership to date. Which means solely the private particulars of Linton Maina and Marvin Schwäbe are at present open. The goalkeeper’s clause has already expired, however he’s nonetheless allowed to depart the membership if an acceptable supply is made and he has already advised FC that he doesn’t wish to go to the second division.