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In poker for shooting star Said El Mala, the biggest interested party has apparently backed out. Again “Cologne City GazetteAccording to reports, Brighton & Hove Albion has dropped out after weeks of advertising. The background is said to be the transfer demand from 1. FC Köln.
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Effzeh therefore has 50 million euros in mind for El Mala. The Premier League club, on the other hand, is said to have offered around 35 million euros including bonuses and a resale share of 15 percent. Not enough for the Cologne team, who are said not to have even considered a meeting suggested by Brighton – the Seagulls now drew their conclusions from that.
According to the report, there was a lengthy conversation last Thursday between the Cologne club management and the player and his family, who now represent him. It may also have been about Brighton’s withdrawal. The FC management is hoping for even better offers, after all Chelsea FC and Newcastle United have already been mentioned as interested parties for El Mala.
1. FC Cologne wants to provide El Mala with advisors
For this purpose, Cologne wants to provide the El Mala family with a licensed player agent, it is said. This is said to be Thies Bliemeister from the England-based agency CAA Stellar, which also represents El Mala’s teammate Ísak Jóhannesson (23) and transferred Omar Marmoush (27) from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City for 75 million euros at the beginning of 2025.
However, if Cologne’s poker doesn’t pay off, another year in the cathedral city now seems possible for El Mala. Then his salary should be increased to 1.75 million euros, which is impressive by FC standards. At Brighton, however, he is said to have received twice as much. There is talk of at least 3.3 million euros per year plus bonuses and a bonus of 1.7 million euros.
