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Meeting between Eberl and Keller: Urbig deal is getting closer
Updated on January 25, 2025 – 5:10 p.mReading time: 12 minutes
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Did Jonas Urbig celebrate a victory for 1. FC Köln one last time in front of the south curve on Saturday? As “Sky” reports, Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl and FC managing director Christian Keller are said to have met in Düsseldorf last week for concrete negotiations.
Accordingly, the second division club is still demanding ten million euros for its goalkeeping talent. Bayern were recently rejected with two offers of between five and seven million euros. However, both parties are interested in a timely solution and are confident that they will find one by the transfer deadline on February 3rd.
1. FC Köln is slowly but surely running out of players before the game against SV Elversberg. After Luca Waldschmidt recently joined the long-term injured professionals due to illness, Denis Huseinbasic will also be missing from the first home game of the new year on Saturday.
The midfielder suffered a bruised calf against Hamburger SV, but was able to train again on Wednesday. However, the Bosnian international was missing from the final training session on Friday morning and will not be available against Elversberg. U21 player Georg Strauch is likely to be in the squad for him for the first time this season. In addition, Tim Lemperle is available again after recovering from muscular problems.
1. FC Köln will have to do without Luca Waldschmidt in the home game against SV Elversberg on Saturday. “Luca continues to stay in bed, he will not be available to us,” FC coach Gerhard Struber confirmed on Thursday the attacker’s exit from the upcoming game. The Austrian is hoping that another striker, Tim Lemperle, will be fit in time.
“It looks encouragingly good and very positive,” said Struber regarding his most successful striker with eight goals. Lemperle was recently out due to muscular problems, but is scheduled to return to team training on Thursday. Luca Kilian, Jacob Christensen (both torn cruciate ligaments), Mathias Olesen (back problems), Mark Uth (muscle injury) and Julian Pauli (concussion) will certainly be missing against Elversberg.
After 1. FC Cologne rejected FC Bayern Munich’s second offer for Jonas Urbig in the last few days, the goalkeeper took part in the billy goats’ team training on Wednesday as usual. However, the 21-year-old had to end the almost two-hour session in the Franz Kremer Stadium early. Urbig left the pitch after just over an hour; he had previously received a ball in the head during training with goalkeeping coach Peter Greiber and teammate Matthias Köbbing.
Serious problems for the sought-after talent are unlikely to occur, and therefore no impact on a likely winter transfer to Bayern. If the change takes place this week, FC will face a goalkeeper shortage for the home game against Elversberg. Philipp Pentke, currently number three behind Marvin Schwäbe and Urbig, missed training on Wednesday due to illness.
1. FC Köln started preparing for the home game against SV Elversberg on Tuesday. Coach Gerhard Struber had to do without eight of his professionals at the start of the week. In addition to the long-term injuries Luca Kilian, Jacob Christensen (both torn cruciate ligaments), Mark Uth (muscle injury) and Mathias Olesen (back injury), four other players also reported their absence.
Julian Pauli was again missing on Tuesday, and those responsible took him off again as a precautionary measure after his concussion at the beginning of December. The central defender continues to complain of discomfort when physically intense. In addition, Tim Lemperle is not yet fit again after his muscular problems. In addition, Luca Waldschmidt reported himself out due to illness, Denis Huseinbasic was sidelined due to a bruised calf he sustained against HSV.