Cologne's football drama: Kwasniok as a trainer - Finkgräfe before the change!

Cologne's football drama: Kwasniok as a trainer - Finkgräfe before the change!

Köln, Deutschland - The 1st FC Köln has big plans for the upcoming Bundesliga season-and the course are already being diligently set. With the 43-year-old Lukas Kwasniok, a new trainer was found, but before the new coach can really get started, the club urgently needs fresh money. Cologneers are said to have a financial challenge because they have already put almost 10 million euros into new obligations. Ragnar Ache and Isak Johannesson changed the club for around 9.5 million euros and now a look at the transfer sum for players such as Max Finkgräfe should also be taken to finance other players and to manage the coaching revenue, such as Bild reported.

The transfer expenses are in a tight framework despite the originally defined budget of 12 to 14 million euros. The association plans to bring five to six new additions into the squad in the coming weeks. Max Finkgräfe, who is the most valuable professional of 1. FC Köln at the moment, could play a key role. The 21-year-old, who mainly acts as a left-back, received only 138 minutes of playing time last season due to injuries and therefore does not exactly end. A sale of Finkgräfes could rinse the association between four and five million euros into the coffers, important for the Cologne team, they would like to continue driving their transfer activities in the next few weeks.

clear interest in Finkgräfe

In the past few weeks, a noticeable interest in Max Finkgräfe has formed, which mainly ends from clubs such as VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim. As Transfermarkt.de , he bears a contract until 2026 and has a current market value of around 6 million euros. A change could not only be an advantage for Cologne, but also for the player, he has the chance of more minutes of play - he had to painfully miss this this season.

In terms of sporting perspective, you notice that Finkgräfe recently lost his regular place to Learst Pacarada and was only on the pitch in 14 missions. He also sat seven times on the bench, which is not exactly beneficial for a player of his age and talent. A contract extension in Cologne also seems unlikely - the current situation invites you to speculations.

other departures are to be expected

But Finkgräfe is not the only player who could leave FC. Rumors about possible departures from Tim Lemperle, whose contract expires, and Jonas Urbig are also in circulation. Lemperle is connected to Hoffenheim, while Urbig is discussed in the media as number two behind Marvin Schwäbe. The Cologne residents once again dream of a strong second half of the season, and to realize them, the plans must now be concretized quickly.

It remains exciting to observe how the situation at the Geißbockheim will develop and whether the 1. FC Köln is ultimately able to take all the necessary steps. The upcoming transfactions could make the decisive difference.