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FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Davie fits into our way of playing really well and the profile of striker that we were looking for. As a classic number nine, he has his qualities in the box and still works incredibly hard without the ball. With his physical presence, his strong heading ability and his finishing, he will help our team when we put him in the position to do so. We are also convinced that he and his maturity will help five the team important impulses on and off the pitch.”

FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Jonas brings everything needed to be a Bundesliga goalkeeper in the future. To make sure that he can develop in such a manner, it is important that he gets game time at the highest possible level. With the loan to SSV Jahn Regensburg, he is increasing his chances of doing that. It is therefore a very important step for Jonas to establish himself in professional football.”

Florian Kainz said: “I am very pleased to have extended my contract at FC and am thankful for the trust which the club has given me. I want to take over more responsibility on and off the pitch in the future. I am convinced by the way we want to play football and believe that FC can be successful in the Bundesliga in the coming years.”

FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Mark and his qualities going forward make him a player that can make the difference. On the way to European qualification, Mark was a key player and a leader. We are convinced that he will be just that once he returns from injury. Therefore, we are really looking forward to seeing him back on the pitch again soon and that he will be staying in Köln past summer.”

FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “We are really pleased that we could tie down Leart so early, convincing him of what we are doing here and that he’ll be playing for FC next season. Leart has been playing at a consistently high level in the past few years in 2. Bundesliga and has a lot of quality when on the ball. When he continues to develop his game in a defensive sense, then Leart will be someone who will do our team a lot of good.”

FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Ondrej came to us with the desire to move. This is something that we agreed to and has been realised with the loan to Hellas Verona. We wish Ondrej all the best for his time in Verona and hope he can help to do his bit and secure their safety in Serie A.”

FC Managing Director, Christian Keller said: “Tim currently finds himself in a decisive phase in his development. He has a lot of talent, but at the same time has a few areas where he needs to work on to make the jump into the Bundesliga. We are really pleased that are able to follow Tim’s career in this important phase past this summer.”

Club | 20/09/2022 Member Meeting 2022 Board of Directors voted in again 1. FC Köln’s Board...

Steffen Baumgart opted for two alterations from the side that started the one-all draw with VfL Bochum before the international break. Nikola Soldo and Jan Thielmann were replaced by Luca Kilian and Linton Maina.

Daniel Farke named the same starting line-up from the 5:1 loss against Werder Bremen last weekend.