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Last FC visit: here millions of transfers clears his locker
Updated on July 14th, 2025 – 4:09 p.m.Reading time: 100 min.
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Damion Downs said goodbye to the Geißbockheim on Monday. The former striker of the 1st FC Köln visited his teammates one last time, cleared his locker and will in future be hunting for FC Southampton. The 21-year-old signed the English second division club until 2029.
While Downs was wearing his having in red bags from the Geißbockheim, another FC star trained with the team for the first time this year. After his two cruciate ligament tears in 2024, Luca Kilian was able to do the first exercises again with the team of coach Lukas Kwasniok.
The next prominent departure could face the 1. FC Köln. After changing Max Finkgräfe and Damion Downs, Denis Huseinbasic could also leave the club this summer. According to a report by Sky Sport the Portuguese first division club SC Braga shows great interest in the midfielder. The two clubs should already take place.
The Bosnian international had only extended his contract with FC last summer – but nothing is known about the exact term. One thing is clear: for the 24-year-old, a transfer fee in the millions would be due. Braga will be represented in the Europa League in the coming season.
Does Timo Hübers remain the captain of the 1st FC Köln? Lukas Kwasniok left this question about the first test game at SV Bergisch Gladbach (7: 1) unanswered. “Everything is open,” said the FC coach and named Hübers, who led FC last season and was also wearing the bandage on Saturday in Bergisch Gladbach, one of the candidates.
“I’m getting a picture of the team now. Of course, boys who have already hit a few battles are out of the question. Further options are likely to be goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe, the popular Linton Maina and Eric Martel, most recently captain of the German U21 national team, popular in the team. With the latter it is still unclear whether he will leave the club this summer.
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Ragnar Ache is said to contribute to the relegation in the Bundesliga with his goals for the 1st FC Köln. The center forward on Thursday, for the first time since his transfer to the billy goats, spoke about the second chance to prove himself in the Bundesliga. “I now want to show that I can do it,” said Ache after training. “It went differently a few years ago, also because of injuries. Now I want to prove that I belong to the Bundesliga.”
At Eintracht Frankfurt, numerous injuries had repeatedly thrown him back before he became the striker of the 2nd Bundesliga via Fürth and Kaiserslautern and now switched to FC. “In Frankfurt I have lost a lot of self -confidence. The steps to Fürth and Kaiserslautern helped me a lot because I played a lot there and scored goals. That was very important to me. “Now he wants to start at FC in the Bundesliga.
The 1. FC Köln has transferred Damion Downs to FC Southampton. The striker changes to the English second division team for eight million euros. The American could thus bring in a total of over ten million euros to the billy goats. On Wednesday, both clubs reported the transfer as perfect.