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“Not an easy goodbye!” Transfer from Jonas Urbig to FC Bayern perfect
Updated on January 27, 2025 – 7:51 p.mReading time: 13 minutes
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Jonas Urbig is leaving 1. FC Köln with immediate effect. The goalkeeper has signed a contract with FC Bayern Munich until 2029. Both clubs announced this on Monday evening. Urbig was recently only number two at FC and will initially also take on this role for the record champions.
According to reports, FC will receive a transfer fee of between seven and eight million euros, which can increase to around ten million euros through bonuses. “FC is my hometown club, so it’s not an easy farewell. On the other hand, the situation hasn’t been satisfactory for me recently,” said Urbig. At FC, Marvin Schwäbe remains number one in goal.
1. FC Köln will have to do without Tim Lemperle once again. After a muscle fiber tear in December and a strain in mid-January, Lemperle is now out again due to muscle problems in the same thigh. There is no structural injury, but FC has to rest the attacker for a few days.
The 22-year-old will therefore be missing next weekend against Eintracht Braunschweig in order to be fit again for the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lemperle felt another pang in his thigh in the final phase of the game against SV Elversberg (1-0).
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 specific negotiations and have come together significantly.
“Bild” also reports on an impending agreement. Accordingly, the second division team should receive around seven million euros immediately and can hope for another three million euros in bonuses. Bayern want to sign Urbig immediately as number two behind Manuel Neuer. The deal could go through at the beginning of the week.
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.