Van den Bosch and Doekhi would clear the way for Sebastiaan Bornauw to 1. FC Köln. Because Bornauw is currently not allowed to leave Leeds because the Premier League club has not found a successor. There could be an exchange of rings on the transfer market in the next few days, at the end of which the billy goats would get their dream player for central defense.
1. FC Köln has to cope with further failures in central defense. Dominique Heintz suffered a torn muscle fiber at the end of the training camp in Spain and will be out for “three to four weeks” according to head coach Lukas Kwasniok.
On Saturday in the away game at 1. FC Heidenheim (2:2), Eric Martel also saw his fifth yellow card. This means that the goalscorer for the 1-1 draw in Heidenheim will now be suspended for the home game against FC Bayern Munich on Wednesday (January 14th). In addition to Heintz and Martel, Joel Schmied, Timo Hübers and Luca Kilian as well as Rav van den Berg, who is also suspended, will also be missing – all central defenders.