Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln has confirmed media speculation about an offer for top scorer Anthony Modeste from Saudi Arabia.
“We had a very, very lucrative offer to transfer Toni to Saudi Arabia and it was also very immoral for Toni. But it’s normal for a player to take a day or two to think about it “Said Thomas Kessler, sporting director of the Effzeh licensed players, on “Sky Sport”.
Kessler referred to clarifying discussions with the 33-year-old Frenchman: “We spoke very openly about the subject and were then able to convince Toni to say stay with us! This path that you have taken here in the summer with the new coach , after a not so easy time to continue with us. And we are totally clear with Toni and he is extremely excited for the second half of the season.”
After a difficult time at Tianjin Quanjian, Modeste returned to 1. FC Köln, which he left for China in the summer of 2017.
After a stint on loan at the French first division club AS Saint-Étienne, the attacker has found his old form again under the direction of Effzeh coach Steffen Baumgart. With 13 goals, he is currently fourth in the Bundesliga top scorers list.