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Next loan perfect: FC talent changes to the third division
Updated on July 17th, 2025 – 11:22 a.m.Reading time: 102 min.
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
The 1. FC Köln has made the next transfer perfect-this time on the tax page. Chilohem Onuoha is borrowed to the SC Verl for another year. The 20-year-old striker had already loaned the third division clubs last season, but was only used in 20 out of 38 league games.
“With the sum of the operating times that Chilo collected in Verl last year, everyone involved could not be satisfied,” said Lukas Berg, technical director at FC. “After the conversations with the SC Verl and with the player, we are convinced that this will change this year. The style of play in Verl fits Chilo’s qualities very well.” At FC, Onuoha still has a long -term contract.
The 1. FC Köln took up the annual team photo on Wednesday. Surprisingly: Said el Mala. The shooting star of the U19 European Championship and newcomer to the billy goats stopped by his new club for the first time since moving to FC. Together with his brother Malek, he posed with the team for the photo together.
The El Malas will leave the training camp in Bad Waltersdorf (Austria) with their teammates on Saturday. Then Eric Martel and Jan Thielmann will also be there. The duo was the only one in the team photo.
The 1. FC Köln may have found its new right -back. According to the Danish sports magazine “Tipsbladet”, Bundesliga promoted Sebastian Sebulonen from the Danish top team Bröndby IF wants to hire. The 25-year-old could challenge Jusuf Gazibegovic on the right.
Sebulonsen is still under contract with Bröndby until June 30, 2026. The Cologneers are said to have offered two million euros for the Norwegian – however, the Danes apparently demand three million euros transfer plus bonuses. Negotiations between the clubs are ongoing. Sebulonsen with Bröndby is currently located in the training camp in Kitzbühel, where a 1-0 victory against Hertha BSC was achieved at the weekend.
Damion Downs said goodbye to the Geißbockheim on Monday. The former striker of the 1st FC Köln visited his teammates one last time, cleared his locker and will in future be hunting for FC Southampton. The 21-year-old signed the English second division club until 2029.
While Downs was wearing his having in red bags from the Geißbockheim, another FC star trained with the team for the first time this year. After his two cruciate ligament tears in 2024, Luca Kilian was able to do the first exercises again with the team of coach Lukas Kwasniok.
The next prominent departure could face the 1. FC Köln. After changing Max Finkgräfe and Damion Downs, Denis Huseinbasic could also leave the club this summer. According to a report by Sky Sport the Portuguese first division club SC Braga shows great interest in the midfielder. The two clubs should already take place.
The Bosnian international had only extended his contract with FC last summer – but nothing is known about the exact term. One thing is clear: for the 24-year-old, a transfer fee in the millions would be due. Braga will be represented in the Europa League in the coming season.