1. FC Köln are keeping the former Mainz central defender Luca Kilian (22) after a one-year loan. As the billy goats announced on Tuesday, the cathedral city is using the anchored purchase option, the amount of which coach Steffen Baumgart recently revealed. Kilian’s contract with FC is valid until the summer of 2025.
“After last season, it was clear to me that I would like to stay in Cologne and I’m very happy that it worked out and that I can continue here,” said Kilian about his move and emphasized: “At FC I have everything that I need I need: A great team, a great coach, great fans. And a great city in which I feel very comfortable.”
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FC Managing Director Christian Keller explained: “Last season Luca immediately established himself as a regular player. However, he is still a long way from the end of his development. We are therefore very pleased that he definitely wants to take his next steps at FC in the future. With his qualities, we see him as an important part of our team and the football we want to play.”
Kilian stays with 1. FC Köln – Baumgart revealed the fee due for Mainz
Baumgart had recently announced the change, which he had been insisting on “six months” and spoke of a necessary fee of 2 million euros. The coach recently joked about his protégé, who celebrated his only goal of the season against ex-club Mainz with a big jubilation: “I want the boy and I don’t think it would be good after his jubilation if he had to go back to Mainz.”
Of the #effzeh signs Luca Kilian under contract. The central defender straddles for us until 2025.
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