If you believe 24-time international player Robin Gosens, it shouldn’t be difficult for Thomas Kessler to convince new players to change. “This is a club that is very tempting from a player’s point of view. They already have a lot of arguments on their side,” the AC Fiorentina left-back enthuses about FC in the “Copa TS” podcast and lists: “An incredible city, then this fan base and this stadium.” However, Gosens does not reveal whether he would like to go to Cologne himself.
1. FC Köln plans to exercise its purchase option for Jakub Kaminski, who is on loan from VfL Wolfsburg. Sports director Thomas Kessler publicly confirmed this after the 1-1 draw at FC St. Pauli. The billy goats will pay 5.5 million euros and reportedly give the Pole a contract until 2029.
This working paper contains an exit clause with which Kaminski could leave FC directly. However, the Cologne team would receive a hefty transfer increase. Because as the “Kicker” reports, the clause is just over 20 million euros. If another club wanted to buy Kaminski, FC would make a profit of around 15 million euros.
1. FC Cologne supports the CologneRheinRuhr region’s bid for the Olympics with the “Leading City” Cologne. After the positive result of the vote, FC President Jörn Stobbe explained: “Cologne’s ‘yes’ for the Olympics is a historic signal for our city and the entire region. The people of Cologne have decided on the opportunity to position Cologne as the leading city in a Rhine-Ruhr bid and thus present themselves as a modern, sustainable sports metropolis,” explained the former handball player.
