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The 1. FC Köln lends Sturm talent Jaka Cuber Potocnik to the 3rd league to Rot-Weiss Essen for a year. In the meantime, however, the deal wiggled because, according to several media reports, the 20-year-old did not immediately exist and needed a second attempt that provided a delay.
“For Jaka, it is very crucial for collecting play practice every week. He has now grown beyond our U21, while the chance of periods of operation in the Bundesliga is still limited. In the long term, we trust him to do so. We are therefore very happy that he can develop in an ambitious environment in the next season and about regular missions in the 3. League,” said Cologne Technical Director Lukas Berg. Cuber Potocnik is the eleventh this summer at FC this summer and in addition to Rasmus Carstensen (24; Aarhus), it is one of eight entrances in Essen, including Marvin Obuz (23), which also came from Cologne.
“Jaka is a young, hungry striker with a very good final quality. He is strong and can position himself in the box, which means that he always comes into good final positions. In addition, he is technically talented and can actively switch on with the game. Jaka was also able to measure itself internationally for Slovenia at the U21 European Championship. On his development.
Cuber Potocnik has mainly been used for the youngsters in January 2022 since moving from the NK Olimpija Ljubljana to FC, on the 7th matchday of last season he has been running the only time for the professionals. Because of the commitment of the young attacker, the Cologne team had received a transfer lock from FIFA in March 2023: the NK Olimpija reported to the World Association, accused the German club because of the incorporation to break the contract and got right (on the background).