Winter signing Davie Selke from 1. FC Köln will probably not have to take a long break despite his second injury-related substitution in a week.
“As of now, it looks like it’s not really bad,” said Cologne’s head of sport Christian Keller: “After the initial diagnosis, it shouldn’t be anything that will cause him problems for a long time.”
Selke was unlucky with his left knee in the 0-0 draw in the Bundesliga against RB Leipzig after an aerial duel with Willi Orban, immediately after the substitution after only 13 minutes of use this was bandaged thickly on the bench. “He was slightly dazed from the aerial duel and couldn’t control how he landed,” said Keller. “After that he had an unstable feeling in his knee.”
In addition, with a torn jersey and visibly angry, Selke hobbled off the field after he had to be substituted off at half-time when he was 0-0 at FC Schalke 04 the previous Sunday. “He’s been here for six weeks and has had three injuries. Before that, not one in ten years,” said coach Steffen Baumgart: “It’s clear that this annoys a player who wants to prove something. But we hope it’s not that dramatic .”