1. FC Köln decided not to buy back Jens Castrop to 1. FC Nürnberg

TSG interested

Second division club 1. FC Nürnberg can also count on Jens Castrop’s services beyond the summer. The 19-year-old will stay with FCN after being loaned out by 1. FC Köln because the people from Domstadt decided not to buy him back directly. The “Club” had previously made use of its purchase option.

“We confirm that 1. FC Nürnberg will keep the player after June 30th. committed,” FC responded to a request from “goat blog“. There is a transfer fee of 450,000 euros for the DFB junior, who has played 36 games for FCN since January 2022 and contributed two goals and assists. In addition, its market value jumped up to currently one million euros. According to the “Bild”, the people of Cologne would have had to pay more than twice the amount paid by FCN.

FC coach Steffen Baumgart said in the spring: “If I had to decide today, I wouldn’t know whether Jens would play for us. Nevertheless, we see his talent and his development.” Castrop, who is linked to TSG Hoffenheim in the TM rumor mill, is FCN’s second signing for the coming season after Iván Márquez (29; Nijmegen).

Charisteas, Hasebe & Co.: The most expensive purchases of 1. FC Nürnberg

10 Christian Eigler | 2008/09 | Transfer fee: €1.6 million

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Came from Arminia Bielefeld

9 Jakub Sylvester | 2014/15 | Transfer fee: €1.7 million

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Came from Erzgebirge Aue

8 Pavel Kuka | 1998/99 | Transfer fee: €1.75 million

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Came from 1.FC Kaiserslautern

6 Tomas Pekhart | 2011/12 | Transfer fee: €2 million

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Came from FK Jablonec

6 Iuri Medeiros | 2019/20 | Transfer fee: €2 million

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Came from Sporting Lisbon

5 Josip Drmić | 2013/14 | Transfer fee: €2.2 million

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Came from FC Zurich

2 Nikola Dovedan | 2019/20 | Transfer fee: €2.5 million

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Came from 1. FC Heidenheim

2 Makoto Hasebe | 2013/14 | Transfer fee: €2.5 million

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Came from VfL Wolfsburg

2 Angelos Charisteas | 2007/08 | Transfer fee: €2.5 million

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Came from Feyenoord Rotterdam

1 Virgil Misidyan | 2007/08 | Transfer fee: €3 million

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Came from Ludogorets Razgrad

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