Haller replacement: BVB before signing 1. FC Köln’s Anthony Modeste

According to “Sky”, all the details are clear

The first version of the article was published on Sunday at 12.58 p.m. and was then updated with further information.

“I think we’ll see a little bit more clearly over the next few days. Something will probably happen,” said BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl on Saturday after the 1-0 win over Leverkusen about the search for a replacement for Sebastién Haller (28), who had been out for a long time due to a tumor. The next day, according to consistent media reports, the choice fell on Anthony Modeste (34). As “sports1“ reported, the Bundesliga club has already agreed on a one-year contract with the Frenchman and submitted an official offer to league rivals 1. FC Köln. Transfermarkt can confirm the offer for Modeste.

Update 3:22 p.m.: Noisy sky both clubs have now agreed. Modeste costs almost 5 million euros transfer fee. The medical check and the signing of the contract should follow at the beginning of the week. Modeste is no longer in the squad for 1. FC Köln’s game against Schalke on Sunday.

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According to information from theexpressBoth clubs initially differed somewhat in their ideas about the amount of the fee. According to the report, Cologne demanded 5 million euros for the striker, whose contract expires next year. According to “Sport1”, BVB should be willing to pay 4 to 5 million euros for Modeste. There was talk of a final agreement between the clubs being expected early next week. The top scorer comes close to the requirement profile of Borussia, which has been looking for a similarly beefy attacker with a strong header like Haller for days, but allegedly does not want to spend more than 10 million euros for the entire package. Modeste will be paid a salary that is expected to amount to 6 million euros for the season. For comparison: In the cathedral city, the right-footer currently earns 3.5 million euros per year and is therefore one of the top earners.

1. FC Köln cannot afford an extension with Modeste

Modeste would be available because he has not yet been able to agree on a contract extension beyond 2023 with 1. FC Köln. The Bundesliga club has not yet entered into talks due to financial constraints. “I am always honest and have a clear line. If something comes up, I have to talk to the club about it. But I don’t think that will be a problem, because I think that the top earners will have to leave. (…) So it won’t be a problem when I’m gone,” Modeste was quoted as saying by “Bild” in July. The striker was one of the top performers after his return to Cologne last summer, contributing 20 goals and four assists in 32 Bundesliga games, putting him fourth in the scoring charts.

At BVB he would provide a remedy in the storm center, for which only Youssoufa Moukoko (17) is planned after Haller’s failure. The youngster started up front against Bayer 04, while Donyell Malen (23) and Karim Adeyemi (20), who can also play up front, were used on the flanks. However, the latter had to be substituted in the first half due to injury.

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