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Finkgräfe transfer before the end: The 1. FC Köln collects that much
Updated on 02.07.2025 – 3:13 p.m.Reading time: 95 min.
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Max Finkgräfe will leave the 1. FC Köln. The left -back completed the medical check at RB Leipzig on Wednesday and is to be presented on Thursday as the new player of the Red Bulls. The 21-year-old is said to sign a five-year contract and costs four million euros plus bonuses.
Steffen Tigges is one of the candidates for a departure this summer at 1. FC Köln. His consultant Sebastian Voss told the “Geissblog” on Tuesday: “There was a conversation with Thomas Kessler. Steffen’s chances of getting on time are low. Therefore, all pages are trying to find a solution.”
Tigges is still under contract with FC until 2026. In the past second division season, the striker had only counted three times the Cologne starting eleven and did not score a single goal. It was last speculated by switching to FC St. Gallen, but according to Voss, there was no discussions with the Swiss first division club. It is more likely that the ex-Dortmund Tigges will move into the 2nd Bundesliga. However, there is still only loose interest.
Damion Downs promoted the US national team to the Gold Cup semi-final. The striker of 1st FC Köln converted the decisive penalty in the quarter -finals against Costa Rica. The United States prevailed in the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, the home of the Arizona Cardinals, 6: 5 on Monday night after penalty shootout and now meets Guatemala in the semi -finals (Thursday, 1 a.m. German time).
Shortly before the quarter-finals, in which the last battered down was replaced after 78 minutes, the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” reported on a new Southampton FC offer for the 20-year-old. The 1. FC Köln would like to extend with the German-American, who is only under contract until June 30, 2026, until 2026. But now the English second division team Southampton is supposed to offer eight million euros for downs.
The German U21 national team missed the European championship title in a dramatic final against England. After the DFB offspring was still able to equalize a 0-2 deficit, the English managed to extend the 3-2 winning goal. Eric Martel and Jan Thielmann return to 1. FC Köln without title.
First of all, the two top performers of the FC get a special vacation. Just like Said El Mala (semi-finals at the U19 European Championship), the duo is expected to start the training camp on July 19 in Bad Waltersdorf (Austria) back in the district of the Bundesliga promoter. At the start of training on July 7th, FC fans will still have to do without the players.
The same applies to Damion Downs, which is currently still with the USA at the Gold Cup and plays against Costa Rica on Monday (1 a.m. German time) to move into the semi -finals. This would increase on July 3, a possible final for the United States only on July 7th-and thus just a few hours before the training session under new trainer Lukas Kwasniok.