Meniscus surgery instead of replacement
“It was frustrating to be silent for so long. So much rubbish has been written that isn’t true and that makes me angry,” 1. FC Köln’s Sebastian Andersson told the “Photobolls channels‘ commented on reports of his failed move. Christian Keller had previously reported that there had been “so many offers” for no other player, “we had over 20 offers,” emphasized the sporting director. But Andersson decided to stay and have meniscus surgery, which was performed on Friday. Now the striker’s advisor Casper Grønn tried to smooth things over and explained his client’s decision.
“He was in a dilemma: if he had switched, everyone at the new club would have asked him why he didn’t have an operation before the transfer. If he had stayed in Cologne without the surgery, it would have been said that he only wanted to collect money from the bank. And the way he has now decided, everyone in Cologne is wondering why he is doing the surgery now and not after a transfer to save Cologne money. Either way, choosing a side would have been incomprehensible,” Grønn told thepicture“.
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FC would have liked to have handed the Swede over in the summer transfer window, but the 31-year-old declined any request after a move to Brondby IF failed due to a medical check. At the same time, Andersson was diagnosed with a meniscus injury – according to Keller, this was known and “didn’t handicap” the player.
Andersson denied this and said: “The first year in particular was an absolute disaster in terms of pain.” And his adviser also emphasized how important surgery was for the attacker’s future career. “Sebastian chose his health to extend his career. That might seem a little selfish, but he’s not like that. Sebastian will do everything to get fit quickly and will not rebel or cause a bad mood.”
Andersson advisor: both change and staying at 1. FC Köln “an option”
Grønn continues: “In three to four weeks we will see how things continue after the operation. After that, either a change or staying in Cologne is an option.” According to his own statement, Andersson only has a chance on the transfer market again with a healthy meniscus. Because any changes in the summer did not fail because of high salary demands, as was reported, but “almost all” because of the injury.
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The right foot moved from Union Berlin to Cologne in 2020 for 6.5 million euros and is still under contract there until 2023. So far he has played 47 games for “Effzeh”, in which he was directly involved in ten goals. In 2021/22 he had appeared in 26 Bundesliga games, scoring three goals and one assist. In the line-ups of trainer Steffen Baumgart, he often oscillated between the starting XI and the use of jokers. With Sargis Adamyan (29), Steffen Tigges (24) and Florian Dietz (24), who has been raised from the second team, the competition on the “nine” at FC is much greater this season – even if Anthony Modeste (34) is no longer there is.
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