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Rav van den Berg: Joins FC Koln

Aug 14th

van den Berg has signed a contract until 2030 with FC Koln, joining on a permanent move from Middlesbrough, his new club announced. "We had Rav on our list for a long time and are really pleased that he has decided to join 1. FC Koln. We are convinced that he will help us with his quality. Despite his young age, Rav has a lot of valuable experience from the Championship. He is strong, athletic and is good in the tackle as well as playing out from the back. With his profile, he will give our backline increased stability and flexibility," said Sporting Director Thomas Kessler.

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Cenk Ozkacar: Loaned to Koln

Aug 9th

Ozkacar has been sent on loan to Koln from Valencia, according to his new club.

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Kristoffer Lund: Joins FC Koln on loan

Aug 7th

Lund has joined FC Koln on loan for the 2025/26 season from Palermo FC with a purchase option, his new club announced. "Kristoffer has the exact profile that we were looking for on the left side. He combines defensive stability with an attacking mind and his mentality means that he fills that position as we had wished. Despite his young age, he already has international experience. With his dynamism, he increases our options on the left side. His signing means that we have increased our quality and the competition for places on the left as hoped," said Sporting Director Thomas Kessler.

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Julian Pauli: Training with ball after injury

Aug 6th

Pauli suffered an ankle injury during FC Koln's training camp in Bad Waltersdorf, but the issue turned out to be less serious than expected as he was spotted training with the ball on Tuesday, Sporting Director Thomas Kessler told the media, according to Geissblog Koeln. "Fortunately, Julian's injury is not as serious as expected. He tore a ligament in his ankle, but we are taking it day by day and hope to have him back available soon."

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Marius Bulter: Returns in friendly

Aug 3rd

Bulter (calf) featured in Sunday's friendly as expected, confirming his return from injury.

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Jan Thielmann: Signs contract extension

Aug 3rd

Thielmann has signed a contract extension with FC Koln until 2028, the club announced. "In our eyes, Jan shows a lot of what we would like to see from 1. FC Koln in the future. He has a huge identification with the task at hand, has a huge mentality and wants to keep getting better every day. Despite being 23, he has over 100 Bundesliga games under his belt and has impressive experience. At the same time, his journey is not yet over and we are convinced that Jan still has potential. We hope that he can take on more and more responsibility with his character and mentality and thus a leadership role. We are really pleased that Jan wants to continue on this path and actively contribute to stabilising FC in the Bundesliga," said Sporting Director Thomas Kessler.

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Jacob Steen Christensen: Back in team training

Aug 1st

Christensen (strain) is back in team training on Friday, the club announced.