1. FC Köln: Kwasniok and two other coaching candidates in the race!

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Köln, Deutschland - The search for a new trainer for the 1. FC Köln accepts shapes. The talks with Lukas Kwasniok, the coach of SC Paderborn, are currently far advanced on the association's agenda. Nevertheless, there is still no final agreement between Kwasniok and the people of Cologne. Time is pushing, but the officials don't want to rush anything.

Kwasniok is not for no reason: he has made a name for himself with his intensive offensive football and the talented promotion of young players. Talks with Cologne's sports director Thomas Kessler and finance manager Philipp Türoff have already taken place and a personal meeting is scheduled for this week. However, it is reported that a transfer fee of around one million euros would be due because Kwasniok is under contract.

other candidates in the race

But the 1. FC Köln also has other options on the list. In addition to Kwasniok, two other candidates are discussed, whose names have not yet been made public. Urs Fischer, most recently a hot topic, currently no longer seems to be in the race after ambiguities have appeared about his current status.

Another possible candidate is Bo Svensson, who trained Union Berlin last season, but was subsequently released. Svensson is considered an advocate of the defensive football - a way of playing that could not fit the flexible concept of FC, so Thomas Kessler indicated.

A look at the change of coaches in the Bundesliga shows that there are currently lively discussions about changing coaches in many clubs. Horst Steffen is about to commit to Werder Bremen, while Christian Titz is expected to take over Schalke 04. These developments could also influence the coaching landscape in Cologne.

what happens now?

A decision about the new trainer can be expected at the earliest for the beginning of the next week. Until then, it remains to be seen in which direction the negotiations develop. The fans of the 1st FC Köln hope that the club will show a good hand when choosing the new coach, because the upcoming coach will be decisive for the team's organization next season.

The entire developments related to the coaching search can also be traced on the platform Transfermarkt that offers regularly updated information on the Bundesliga.