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Third newcomer should come from the Bundesliga
Updated on June 20, 2025 – 2:21 p.m.Reading time: 89 min.
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According to Sky, 1st FC Köln is facing Tom Krauss. The midfielder of FSV Mainz 05, most recently awarded to VfL Bochum, has been associated with the billy goats for weeks. As the TV station reports, only last details should be clarified.
The Mainz sports director Christian Heidel, in turn, told the “Bild” newspaper regarding Krauss: “There was a short phone call with Thomas Kessler, who informed us of the FC’s interest. I approved the desired contact with Tom. We will see everything else.” In the room there is a loan including the obligation to purchase in the event of Cologne class.
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Does the 1. FC Köln work on a transfer from Robin Fellhauer? According to “Reviersport”, there is said to have been a conversation between the captain of SV Elversberg and FC sports director Thomas Kessler on Thursday. Fellhauer can be bought by the exit clause from his contract, which is still running until 2027, and SV Werder Bremen is also considered interested.
The “kicker” chose the 27-year-old a few days ago as the best defensive midfielder of the past second division season. Fellhauer was just ahead of Fortuna Düsseldorf’s Isak Johannesson, whose move to Cologne is already fixed, and FC professional Eric Martel.
Elias Bakatukanda will also play on loan for the Austrian Bundesliga club Blau-Weiß Linz in the coming season. “We are pleased that Elias can continue his development,” said FC sports director Thomas Kessler about the defense talent. In January, Bakatukanda initially extended his contract in Cologne and was then awarded to Linz for the second half of the season.
Jaka Cuber Potocnik is supposed to go a similar way, the development of which was slowed down by the transfer lock. “With him and his representatives of the interests, we are intensively in exchange and see that we can lend him to a club where he can play higher than in the regional league,” says Kessler about the Slovenian striker, who was recently hunting for the U21 of the FC.
As expected, Dejan Ljubicic has joined Dinamo Zagreb. The transfer -free transfer of the midfielder of 1. FC Köln to Croatia is perfect. As the Croats confirmed, Ljubicic has signed a multi-year contract and receives the number 77. At FC, the 27-year-old played 122 competitive games (16 goals) in four years.
“It is a great honor for me to wear the Dinamo jersey from today,” the native Viennese was quoted at the presentation by the club. “I’ve been a dinamo fan since childhood, so I’m particularly happy to officially be a player of the blue from today. I came here to win titles and I hope that we will get the championship title next season.” His contract in Cologne expires on June 30, 2025, so the FC no longer collects a transfer.
The 1. FC Köln has extended the contract with Matthias Köbbing. The fourth goalkeeper of the billy goats signed a new contract until 2027. The 28-year-old goes into his sixth season for FC, but is still only intended as a training goalkeeper and is not scheduled for competitive operations.