Response to Modeste’s departure
“There is a decision. But I’ll keep to myself what it looks like. Because I think it’s interesting and funny who we’re supposed to be talking to or who we’re about to graduate with. I would like to keep this going. I think speculation is great,” said Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart recently about the possible commitment of a successor to top scorer Anthony Modeste (34). To the “goat blog“According to a new signing should provide more alternatives in the storm.
According to the report, “Effzeh” is about to sign Joel Pohjanpalo from Rhine rivals Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The 27-year-old is the preferred candidate for Cologne and the transfer could therefore take place as early as next week.
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Pohjanpalo is under contract with the “Werkself” until 2023, but has not played a major role in the plans for the past few years and has been loaned out again and again. In the previous season, the Finnish international showed his finishing qualities at Süper Lig club Caykur Rizespor, scoring 16 goals in 33 games. In the home game against FC Augsburg (in the TM live ticker) Pohjanpalo was still part of the squad of Bayer coach Gerardo Seoane on Saturday.
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