The 1. FC Köln made its way to Braunschweig on Friday with 22 players. New signing Anthony Racioppi did not yet get into the team bus. The goalkeeper will train for the weekend at the Geißbockheim and will probably be in the squad for the first time in the DFB Cup against Bayer Leverkusen. Against Eintracht Braunschweig, Philipp Pentke will take a seat behind Marvin Schwäbe on the bench.
There is also a question mark behind the use of Linton Maina. The attacker was recently missing sick and was able to get back into team training shortly before departure. For security, coach Gerhard Struber with Oliver Schmitt therefore took a U21 striker with him, who would go into the professional squad for the first time in the event of a failure of Maina.
The long -term injuries Luca Kilian, Jacob Christensen, Mark Uth, Julian Pauli and Tim Lemperle will be safe. Mathias Olesen was able to train again recently, but an assignment comes too early after his back injury.
The 1st FC Köln officially confirmed Anthony Racioppi’s obligation on Friday morning. The goalkeeper initially changes on a loan from the English second division club Hull City to the Geißbockheim. The Cologne team then own a purchase option for the Swiss. At FC, Racioppi is said to be number two behind Marvin Schwäbe after Jonas Urbig’s departure.
“I am looking forward to the new task at FC, after the last six months were not so easy. I am of course aware of my role, but I am athlete – most importantly that we are successful as a team, I will work hard for that “Give everything and want to develop me again in the goalkeeper team at a big club,” says Racioppi to his change.
The 1. FC Cologne separates from two home -grown plants in January that have not made the breakthrough among the professionals. Maximilian Schmid signed a contract with the FC Erzgebirge Aue. The striker had last convinced during a trial training session and leaves the billy goats after six and a half years.
Meiko Wäschenbach also leaves the billy goats and completes the medical check at Karlsruher SC on Thursday. License player Thomas Kessler also confirmed the early separation from Wäschenbach after Schmid’s departure. The midfielder in Cologne still owned a contract until the summer of 2025. The transfer sum for both players initially did not become known.
Does the 1. FC Köln get a new goalkeeper after the sale of Jonas Urbig? The billy goats actually didn’t want to sign a new number two. But now a door seems to have opened. Anthony Racioppi from Hull City is to open in Cologne, according to the Swiss “Corner Magazine”.