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Arrival in private jet-FC newcomer stops fan rag
Updated on 01.06.2025 – 11:44 a.m.Reading time: 79 min.
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Isak Johannesson is about to switch to 1st FC Köln and thus angered the fans of Fortuna Düsseldorf. In the past season, the Icelander had repeatedly expressed his love for Fortuna and even kissed the coat of arms after a goal at the derby in Cologne. After his intention became known, hundreds of angry comments from Düsseldorf followers quickly gathered on his Instagram profile. Johannesson was referred to as “traitor”, he wished for injuries. In the meantime, he has switched off the comment function to stop the fan rage.
The transfer will be made in the course of Sunday. Thanks to an exit clause, Johannesson could be bought from his Fortuna Treaty for 5.5 million euros by Saturday evening, 11:59 p.m. In the early Saturday afternoon, Icelandic journalist Gunnar Birgisson had spread a photo on the “X” platform to show Johannesson on the trip to Cologne. Together with his girlfriend and his consultant, the 22-year-old flew to the cathedral city in private jet from Reykjavik to complete his medical check and clarify all other formalities.
The coaching search at 1st FC Köln continues. With Lukas Kwasniok, the billy goats continue to have a favorite, but FC speaks to other candidates. According to matching media reports, Bo Svensson is part of it. The Dane was released from Union Berlin in December 2024, has been without a job since then.
However, Svensson should strive for higher struts, and engagement in England should be very popular with the former successful coach of FSV Mainz 05. The 1. FC Köln wants to complete his coaching search in the coming week. Internally it says that no decision is being operated with greater time pressure.
Timo Hüber’s farewell to 1. FC Köln. The captain of the billy goats still have a contract in the cathedral city until 2026 and then apparently wants to move abroad. He “assumes that he will play the next season at FC at the moment”, said Hüber’s in the podcast Kicker meets dazn. “But I’m not a friend of lip service. I know that it is my last year of contract.”
Hübers continued: “Maybe the club also has an interest in saying: We want to make you money. I don’t think so, but it doesn’t help now. I look at how it comes.” Then Hüber wants to fulfill a dream. “It is very strong on my agenda to live abroad and ideally play. Preferably still like my girlfriend and I have no family and children yet.” A farewell in the summer of 2026 is likely when Hüber is 30 years old.
The 1. FC Köln has lost the race by two third division stars. The billy goats had inquired about Borussia Dortmund II in the past few months and would have liked to commit the offensive player. But now the outdoor car player changes free of charge to Fortuna Düsseldorf.
In addition, there had recently been rumors about Jonas Sterner from Dynamo Dresden. The right-back was recently loaned by Holstein Kiel to the second division promoted. Now Hannover 96 is about the 23-year-old’s commitment. Meanwhile, the 1. FC Köln has made a new addition to the coming season with Ragnar Ache.
The 1. FC Köln has apparently committed itself to Lukas Kwasniok when looking for a new trainer. But according to the transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the billy goats recently knocked on Miron Muslic. The largely unknown coach of Plymouth Argyle in Germany is about to switch to FC Schalke 04. According to Romano, FC was also interested.