After the departure of Jorge Meré, 1. FC Köln are apparently doing the right thing and signing a former talent from Eintracht Frankfurt.
According to “Bild”, the change from Sampdoria Genoa’s Julian Chabot to 1. FC Köln is almost perfect. The tabloid also reveals the details of the deal: According to this, the Cologne team will initially loan the central defender trained at Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig until the end of the season. After that there is a purchase option for the FC.
The last sticking point in the negotiations is a purchase obligation desired by Sampdoria, which should take effect from a certain number of appearances in the second half of the season. The number of missions proposed by Cologne is said to have been too high for the Italians. The Bundesliga club will now improve, however, it is said.
The aim of the FC is so “Image”that Chabot will start training next week. In the upcoming international break, he could then continue to acclimatize in Cologne in order to be a full alternative for the home game against SC Freiburg (February 5). Chabot is the “preferred candidate” of Cologne for the vacant position in the defense headquarters, the newspaper writes.
1. FC Köln: Steffen Baumgart confirms his interest in Julian Chabot
Coach Steffen Baumgart recently confirmed his interest in the 1.95 meter giant. “We are dealing with two or three candidates. Julian Chabot is one of the players we are thinking about,” said the successful coach before the cup defeat against Hamburger SV during the week.
Chabot had turned his back on Germany in 2017 and ended up at Sampdoria in the Netherlands via stints at Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen. In 2020/2021 he played on loan at Spezia Calcio.
He then returned to Genoa but is currently only a rotation player there. His statistics for the current season include 13 competitive games with a manageable 643 minutes of playing time.
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