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Shock before top game! FC must do without his captain
Updated on March 28, 2025 – 3:47 p.m.Reading time: 42 min.
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As if the 1. FC Köln had not already enough personnel worries before the important away game at SC Paderborn, captain Timo Hüber also reported on Friday before departure to East Westphalia due to a gastrointestinal infection. Since Dominique Heintz also has to fit due to a muscle injury, only a regular inner defender with Joël Schmied rose the team bus.
Coach Gerhard Struber also did without Julian Pauli, who has been in team training again since this week, but is still spared after his lengthy head injury. For the first time, U21 defender Mikail Özkan made it into the professional squad. In addition, Damion Downs, Jacob Christensen, Luca Kilian, Linton Maina and Jusuf Gazibegovic are still out. Dejan Ljubicic is also missing.
The squad at a glance
Goal: Philipp Pentke, Anthony Racioppi, Marvin Schwäbe, Defense: Jan Thielmann – Eric Martel, Mikail Özkan, Joel Schmied, Neo Telle – Max Finkgräfe, Learst Pacarada, Midfield: Denis Huseinbasic, Emin Kujovic, Mathias Olesen – Florian Kainz, Marvin Obuz – Luca Waldschmidt, Mark Uth, Storm: Tim Lemperle, Imad Rondic, Oliver Schmitt, Steffen Tigges
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Linton Maina is missing from 1. FC Köln for several weeks due to an ankle injury. Despite the long failure, the interested parties from the Bundesliga still seem to be in line for the attacker. No wonder, after all, Maina with ten templates and three goals is still one of the absolute top scorers at the promotion candidate and also free of charge in summer.
As early as spring, SV Werder Bremen and FC Augsburg were traded as possible interested parties for the fast winger. As the “Sportbild” now reports, the 1st FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV and even FC Erzrival Borussia Mönchengladbach are said to have expressed their interest.
However, Maina himself had already sounded through that an extension at 1. FC Köln was able to imagine. However, only on the condition that the direct return to the Bundesliga succeeds. A decision regarding its future should therefore be a few more weeks. However, he shouldn’t lack options in summer.
The sporty, poor appearances for the players of 1. FC Köln also affected with a view to their personal market value. Only three professionals were given the recent adaptation of the portal transfermarkt.de with an upgrading. Damion Downs made the biggest jump. The striker was raised from three million euros to five million euros and is therefore one of the second most valuable players in the FC squad behind Eric Martel (six million).
In addition, Imad Rondic (from 850,000 to 1.8 million) and Youngster Neo Telle (from 75,000 to 450,000) were given. Meanwhile, Anthony Racioppi (minus 0.5 million), Luca Kilian (minus 300,000), Jan Thielmann, Jusuf Gazibegovic (both minus one million) and Denis Huseinbasic (minus 700,000) five FC professionals. In total, the 1. FC Köln is one of only four teams that could not increase their market value compared to the last adaptation.
The training of 1. FC Köln began on Tuesday morning with double applause. Julian Pauli and Jacob Christensen returned to team training after months of breaks and were greeted by their teammates with applause. Pauli had failed from December due to the consequences of a concussion, Christiansen as early as July 2024 with a cruciate ligament tear.
While the two long -term injuries initially only participated in parts of the training, Mark Uth and Steffen Tigges got full again. After his hand-surgery, Damion Downs continues to work in the rehabilitation area, the cold Joel Schmied trained individually.