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- FC Cologne: Kwasniok and two other coaching candidates in the running!
Lukas Kwasniok is in the running for the coaching position at 1. FC Köln. Conversations are ongoing, decisions are to be made.
<ol> <li>FC Cologne: Kwasniok and two other coaching candidates in the running!</li> </ol>
The search for a new trainer for the 1. FC Cologne takes shape. Discussions with Lukas Kwasniok, the coach of SC Paderborn, are currently well advanced on the club's agenda. However, there is still no final agreement between Kwasniok and those responsible in Cologne. Time is of the essence, but officials don't want to rush anything.
It's not without reason that Kwasniok is very popular: he has made a name for himself with his intense offensive football and the talented development of young players. Discussions with Cologne's sports director Thomas Kessler and finance director 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 since Kwasniok is under contract.
Other candidates in the race
But 1. FC Köln also has other options on the list. In addition to Kwasniok, two other candidates are being discussed, but their names have not yet been made public. Urs Fischer, a hot topic of late, also appears to be out of the running at the moment after confusion arose about his current status.
Another possible candidate is Bo Svensson, who coached Union Berlin last season but was subsequently released. Svensson is considered an advocate of defensive football - a style of play that might not fit FC's flexible concept, as Thomas Kessler has suggested.
A look at the coaching changes in the Bundesliga shows that there are currently lively discussions about coaching changes in many clubs. Horst Steffen is about to join Werder Bremen, while Christian Titz is expected to take over at Schalke 04. These developments could also influence the coaching landscape in Cologne.
What happens now?
A decision on the new coach is not expected until the beginning of next week at the earliest. Until then, it remains to be seen in which direction the negotiations will develop. The fans of 1. FC Köln hope that the club shows a good hand in choosing the new coach, because the upcoming coach will be crucial for the direction of the team next season.
All developments relating to the search for trainers can also be viewed on the platform Transfer market can be tracked, which provides regularly updated information about the Bundesliga.