1. FC Köln: Transfer turn in FC defense?

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Advanced negotiations: Transfer turn in FC defense?

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Kristoffer Lund is said to be about a change to the 1st FC Köln, reports the Italian sports newspaper “Corriere Dello Sport”. The 23-year-old left-back in the service of FC Palermo was a desired candidate of the “billy goats” weeks ago, but negotiations with the association from the second-class series B were difficult and were already considered failed.

Now the turning point: According to the report, there is said to have been decisive progress last weekend, and the talks are apparently in the final stage. There is a loan with a purchase option in the room. Lund, who was born in Denmark, but is a seven-time US international, could be the successor to the Max Finkgräfe, who migrated to RB Leipzig.

Mark Uth returns to the 1. FC Köln. The former international ended his career at the billy goats after the past season. Now the ex-striker is getting in a new function at FC: as a trainee. The 33-year-old is now going through an 18-month training program in all departments at Geißbockheim.

“I am really looking forward to getting to know the club from another side. It will be an intensive, good time,” said Uth on Sunday at FC TV. Ex-goalkeeper Thomas Kessler recently went through such an apprenticeship at FC. The 39-year-old is now the chief of sports on the goat.

The 1. FC Köln surprisingly announced the contract extension with Jan Thielmann. As part of the opening of the season on Saturday, sports director Thomas Kessler announced: “Yesterday evening Jan was extended until 2028.” The contract of the own plant would originally expire in the summer of 2026.

The 23-year-old has been playing for FC since 2017, became a German U17 champion for two years and only debut the billy goats in the Bundesliga half a year later. Since then, the right wing has looked back on 110 Bundesliga games. In the future, FC wants to build a new team for the Bundesliga around Thielmann.

Marius Bülter has arrived at the 1st FC Köln. On Thursday evening, the club officially announced the commitment of the new access. “When I drove over the Rhine bridge on Wednesday evening, it was special – I feel very desire to come to Cologne,” said the attacker at his performance.

A day later, the 32-year-old, who changes from TSG Hoffenheim to the Rhine for almost one million euros, was already on the field with his new teammates. The striker seems to have overcome his calf problems, because of which he last paused in Hoffenheim training. On Saturday, the newcomer will also present itself to the fans for the first time at the big opening of the season before being used for his new club in the test game against Vitesse Arnheim on Sunday.