1. FC Cologne: Chavez and Özkacar probably informed about separation

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Two loan players are leaving 1. FC Köln

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The 1. FC Cologne will probably not use the purchase option for Cenk Özkacar. This is reported by the Spanish radio show “Tribuna Deportiva”. The central defender moved from FC Valencia to Cologne on loan last summer and could have been signed permanently for around two million euros. After a difficult first half of the season, the Turk fought back in the second series and played 16 of 17 possible games, but now he should return to Spain. According to the report, FC officials have already informed the player.

For FC, this means another open construction site in defense. With Dominique Heintz, a left-footed player is already leaving the club, Özkacar’s stay could have at least partially closed this gap. In addition, according to information from Geissblog, Felipe Chavez will not be signed permanently and will return to FC Bayern Munich for the time being. The Cologne squad planners around Thomas Kessler will have to add several positions in the summer.

According to club icon Stephan Engels, After retiring from his career, Lukas Podolski is once again carrying the billy goat on his chest. The 1983 DFB Cup winner would like to win Podolski, who played for his Polish club Gornik Zabrze one last time on Saturday evening, for the traditional 1. FC Köln team.

“There’s a small generational change taking place right now,” says Engels in an interview with the “Geissblog” about the busy Cologne legend team and hopes: “After the summer, Lukas Podolski will finally be part of the team after his retirement as a professional.” The FC fans are likely to share this hope, even though Poldi will also be the owner of Gornik Zabrze in the future.

David Martinez is said to be about to move to 1. FC Köln. At least that’s what Venezuelan journalist Fernando Petrocelli reports. Martinez, a five-time national player for Venezuela, is currently playing for Los Angeles FC and is supposed to play his last game in the US MLS on Monday night.

However, as the “Geissblog” reports, the topic is not that hot. The 20-year-old winger is no stranger to those responsible in Cologne, but there is apparently no talk of an imminent transfer. It remains to be seen whether Martinez (five goals in 13 MLS games) will be a concrete candidate this summer.