Bayer Leverkusen counters criticism from 1. FC Köln for the postponement of the game

Carro regrets late info

Bayer Leverkusen has rejected 1. FC Köln’s criticism of the postponement of the Bundesliga derby between the two clubs next week. “I cannot understand the accusation that the integrity of the competition is being questioned. Of course, we would have supported it from our side if FC or any other German club were now in the semi-finals of a European competition and had asked for a transfer. A move forward is of immense importance to us with regard to the game in Rome,” said Bayer’s sporting director Simon Rolfes.

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The game in Leverkusen against Cologne will take place next Friday, originally it was scheduled for Sunday. This gives Leverkusen two days more to prepare for the Europa League semi-final first leg at AS Roma on the following Thursday. Cologne’s sports director Christian Keller had vented his anger at the circumstances of the transfer and criticized the Rhenish rivals and the German Football League. “No one here wants to know what the processes are like, otherwise one or the other will lose faith in the integrity of the competition,” complained Keller, himself a member of the DFL supervisory board.

Like Rolfes, Fernando Carro also asked for understanding for the transfer. “In this formally flawless process, we found a good solution for us and ultimately for German football together with the DFL, the TV partner DAZN and the authorities. I really appreciate Christian Keller as a colleague. If he and his teammates at FC have the feeling that they were informed too late, then I regret that,” said Bayer’s managing director.

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